Waterstones adds iRiver Story to reader range

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Waterstones has added the iRiver Story eReader to its range of eBook readers, bringing a keyboard sporting device to its customers for the first time. The iRiver Story features a 6" screen and supports a range of formats including ePub, PDF, XLS, PPT and DOC and MP3. The keyboard allows for the making of notes as … [Read more...]

New Sony readers go on sale at Waterstones

Sony's new Pocket and Touch eBook readers go on sale at Waterstones today with each purchaser promised a free download of Dan Brown's highly anticipated The Lost Symbol when its published in eBook format. The 5" screen pocket edition is being sold for £179.99 with the 6" Touch retailing for £249.99. Following Sony's … [Read more...]

Buying eBooks – Our round-up of the top retailers

So you’ve taken the plunge and splashed out about £200 for a new eBook reader, found the bundled ‘classics’ a bit lacking and are looking to buy yourself some newer titles. The good news is some of the UK’s biggest names in book retailing have eBook stores to compliment their reader offerings, so how do they … [Read more...]

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Sony popularised ebooks in the UK with its Reader range

Released in the UK in September 2008, the Sony Reader is the benchmark against which all newer ebook readers are measured. Unlike other readers, the Sony also plays music files allowing it to double as an media player. Dimensions Height (mm) 175.3 Width (mm) 122 Depth (mm) 7.6 Weight (g) 260.00 Screen Size … [Read more...]

Borders and Elonex take on Waterstones

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UK Company Elonex International has partnered with Borders UK to launch a 6 inch eBook Reader and usher in a new dawn of digital reading, creating an offering to rival the Waterstones/Sony reader tie-up. At 9mm thick and only 180g, the Elonex reader is incredibly thin and light, and the long battery life means you can … [Read more...]