Gallery: E-book e-reader list is growing

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There's a new e-book reader on the block called the Nook from Barnes & Noble. It has some extra assets like a color touchscreen and e-book lending abilities and will run on Google's Android.
The Nook is expected to retail for $259.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Amazon should be credited with starting the interest in e-books with its Kindle series e-readers - now numbering three. The newest Kindle has a 6-inch screen and offers 3G wireless in both the U.S. and Europe. It's new price is $279.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Here the large-sized Kindle DX. It has a 9.7 diagonal screen and can hold 3,500 books. It retails for $489.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Sony promises to be a major e-book player by recently adding two new e-readers to its library - a pocket version and one that features a touch screen. Sony also offers access to Google's public domain library. This means that Sony e-readers will have access to over a million books.
The The Reader Pocket Edition will sell for $199 and the Reader Touch Edition will sell for $299, and the 7-inch model has a price tag of for $399.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Sony Reader Touch edition will cost $299.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Sony Reader in pink.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Alex pops up from Spring Design. Its Android-based, dual-screen ebook e-reader comes with a 6-inch display. It's promised to hit the market by the end of 2009 although no price has been set.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Plastic Logic is slowly releasing details of its Que e-reader which is supposed to make its official debut at CES on January 7, 2010.
The device will have a letter-sized (8.5″ x 11″), “shatterproof” capacitive touchscreen and will support PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Plastic Logic's e-reader will feature a plastic screen that is expected to handle bumps and scratches.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Cool-er has an e-reader that it hopes to sell by making itself more affordable than the competition. Although, its current $249 price could be due for a price drop to meet Kindle's recent cuts.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Bookeen's latest model is the Cybook Opus which weighs just 5.3 ounces and is 6-inches high with a 5-inch screen. The screen position can switch from portrait to landscape mode automatically. It costs $250.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Elonex UK makes a 6-inch Ebook Reader that benefits from the availability of 45,000 titles via a partnership with Borders UK. The Elonex eBook can hold up to 8,000 e-books and allows you to change the font size.
The Elonex eBook is priced at £189 and includes 100 free eBooks.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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The Fujitsu Flepia is touted as the first color e-book reader - but it's only available in Japan and costs about $1,100.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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IREX managed to strike deals with Best Buy to sell the hardware, Barnes & Noble to offer content and Verizon Wireless to transmit it worldwide for its new DR800SG e-book reader. The IREX e-reader will cost $399.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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The Readius Pocket Ereader features a 5-inch display screen that folds up and fits into your pocket.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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Samsung has the Papyrus which launched in Korea and will eventually land in the U.S. It's rumored price will be $299.

Published: October 22, 2009 -- 05:28 GMT (22:28 PDT)
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