28. November 2009 by ohowell.

This site is still a work in progress, but has lots of useful information.  It is a wiki about eBooks, formats, mobile technology and anything “mobile e-text”: MobileRead Wiki.

For example check the page that contains a good summary of eBook Formats.  Peruse the page about eBook Conversion and the Conversion Matrix, further dive into the eReader Matrix (probably the best out there).  In all a very good idea, with time and effort could become a really important site.

From the intro to eBooks: “Ebook users, and the surrounding culture, are interested with anything electronic and text based. Its acolytes are focused on such pursuits as open intellectual property, well archived accessible data, or things as simple as reading with one hand in the bathtub. The idea to ponder is, what happens when all text is accessible electronically, and is viewable anywhere”.

An article about the future of paper books, first editions and fine editions is missing, would be a good addition.

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25. September 2009 by admin.

MIT Technology Review reports that Asus is planning to launch a new eReader that can befolded, and will not use e-Ink technology, but will be in color. The device is aimed to ride the wave of success of the netbook, launched by Asus. Readers of ebooks price the e-Ink devices despite of being B&W because they are easy to read. But the cost of the Asus eReader could be as low as $165, a serious alternative to the normal e-Ink Reader today. The Asus model also is planned to include a series of characteristics of a laptop, like VoIP via Skype, email and a browser.

TR article is here:
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/24097/

An article about the color eReader by Fujitsu:
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22332/

Asus website: www.wepc.com

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