06-30-2009, 12:28 PM | #1 | |
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Borders UK launches £189 e-book reader
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06-30-2009, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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Interesting. From the picture, it's a Netronix device. Wonder if it's the same as the Cool-ER?
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06-30-2009, 12:37 PM | #3 |
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Here's a review of the reader from the same site:
http://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/8...nex-ebook.html |
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Do you know what's rather funny? There is already an electronics company in the UK called Elonex. Not too far back they imported a device called the Elonex One.
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It isn't the "cheapest e-book reader available in the UK".
WHSmith is currently selling the Sony PRS-505 at £179.99. |
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Thanks for pointing that out, Jon. It seems like they were calling the device that name, not the company who imported it.
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Borders makes an "end around"!
Dear All:
It is a Netronix EB-600 (known as Astak Mentor Lite). We showed it to Borders at CES last year. Borders simply went straight to Netronix and ordered direct. You would expect Borders would have a wee bit more integrity than that but I guess not. You might also expect that Netronix would have a bit of honesty also... but, alas, not. |
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Borders in the UK sells a lot of Elonex products. I've been thinking of buying a 7" digital TV/picture frame for £55. I don't really need it but it looks cute and might distract me when I'm tidying the kitchen.
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100 books pre-loaded is kind of cool, all public domain stuff I guess, but regardless it's nice getting a device with good content already on it!
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