WSJ: Barnes & Noble Developing E-book Reader Device

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2009 - 9:12am.

New York - Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BN) is preparing to release its own e-book reader device, which will sport a 6-inch touch-screen from E-Ink and a virtual keyboard, The Wall Street Journal reported. The device could go on sale as early as next month, sources told The Journal.

In July, Barnes & Noble debuted its own eBookstore, with a catalog of over 700,000 titles; the company acquired e-book software firm Fictionwise in March.

Barnes & Noble will also be the exclusive retailer of the Plastic Logic eReader, slated for release next year.

The e-book reader market has heated up this year, with multiple Kindle releases from Amazon, and the recent addition of new Sony Reader devices.

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Published in DMW Daily, October 9, 2009

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One of these that doesn't

Submitted by Gadget Sleuth (not verified) on October 9, 2009 - 11:45am.

One of these that doesn't cost $400 would be a big hit, in my book.