PVI to release e-book reader in partnership with Les Echos

Alexander Turcic · 01-22-2007, 05:24 AM

Prime View International (PVI), the Taiwanese company who has been pumping E Ink displays out in volumes for the Sony Reader & co, is said to release its own e-book reader in partnership with the French daily Les Echos this spring. According to this news, PVI's reader will not only feature an E Ink screen (no details about size), but also Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPRS connectivity. It will cost around 500 Euro and comes with a year's subscription of the digital edition of Les Echos.

My college French is pretty rusty, but Babelfish did a nice translation.

Thanks Tadw for the tip!

Hadrien · 01-22-2007, 07:24 AM

I'll translate the whole news for you, it'll be better than babelfish...

Hadrien · 01-22-2007, 08:17 AM

Almost 5 years after the false start from Cytale and its Cybook, more news are coming about e-ink. Presented for the first time in March 2006, the e-ink version of Les Echos (a french newspaper, mostly about economy) should be released in Spring 2007.

"This version of Les Echos will give access to content from the newspaper, the website, stock exchange rates, a lexicon and podcasts. We'll be ready in April, maybe March." said Philippe Jeannet, responsible for the electronic editions of the newspaper, during Intergraphic.

After a few test with devices such as the Sony Reader and the iRex iLiad, Les Echos finally chose the chinese company, PVI, whose player is also equipped with an e-ink screen. "Our device will support Bluetooth, Wifi and GPRS connections. There's 2 batteries ready for the device, one for the connection, the other one for the screen with an estimated 8500 pages turns. " explained Philippe Jeannet.

Although Les Echos will have ads in this e-ink version, the economic model will be based around subscription. It should retail with a PVI device and a single year of subscription for 500€, but they're also working on a way to deliver this edition without selling the device or for those who already own such a device. "It's a great offer for everyone. The device will cost almost nothing for our subscribers who already have to pay 416€ for a full year of subscription, and the editor won't have to pay anymore the 55 cents cost of printing and delivering the newspaper."

Les Echos could work in the future with other newspapers to deliver their content for e-ink devices. According to our intel, there's still some ongoing talks with Sony and Amazon too.

nekokami · 01-22-2007, 08:39 AM

Ok, good pricing model at 500€ for unit and a one year subscription compared to a paper annual subscription of 416€, but I wonder what happens in the second year?

Hadrien · 01-22-2007, 09:35 AM

Well I guess that some math should do the work... 416€ (subscription) - (55cents (cost of each newspaper) * # of issues for a year)

segatang · 01-23-2007, 02:26 AM

By the photo, I believe the Bookeen, STAReBOOK, and this Les Echos use similar OEM module.

tebaldo · 02-02-2007, 06:12 AM

My company, Tebaldo, is managing Les Echos project through Ganaxa, a development company based in France. If it is true that we consider using their display for our device, PVI is NOT releasing its own e-book reader. I think you have to modify your news. I will inform Clubic, too, even it is not exactly what they said in French.
Thanks,
Bruno Rives.
www.tebaldo.com

TadW · 02-02-2007, 06:24 PM

Welcome on board, Bruno... glad you joined us!

Can you tell us a little bit more about the project?

Hadrien · 02-02-2007, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tebaldo

My company, Tebaldo, is managing Les Echos project through Ganaxa, a development company based in France. If it is true that we consider using their display for our device, PVI is NOT releasing its own e-book reader. I think you have to modify your news. I will inform Clubic, too, even it is not exactly what they said in French.
Thanks,
Bruno Rives.
www.tebaldo.com

This means I'm not the only french guy around here... Bienvenue Bruno, je te conseille d'aller faire un tour sur l'url de ma signature aussi, on travaille sur tout ce qui est mise à disposition de contenu pour les readers e-ink.
So, Les Echos would use the technology, but PVI is not releasing any device, just selling the screen for such a device is that right ? This is quite different from what Clubic said indeed...

yvanleterrible · 02-03-2007, 12:50 PM

Merci pour le tuyau! Je n'avais même pas remarqué ta signature.
Aurais-tu une url pour des bouquins plus récents? Et saurais-tu s'il y a des maisons d'éditions qui publient directement en versions e?

Hadrien · 02-03-2007, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Merci pour le tuyau! Je n'avais même pas remarqué ta signature.
Aurais-tu une url pour des bouquins plus récents? Et saurais-tu s'il y a des maisons d'éditions qui publient directement en versions e?

Pour des e-books en français, il y a des confrères de Montréal pour toi qui font un bon boulot: http://ebooksgratuits.com/index.php
Je suis entré un peu en contact avec eux et je vais travailler à mettre à disposition ce qu'ils font dans un format adapté aux lecteurs e-ink sur Feedbooks.
Pour des choses plus récentes, à part le lot habituel de livres sous Creative Common, je ne connais pas spécialement de maisons d'éditions publiant directement en e-book et surtout pas du tout pour les lecteurs e-ink. Cela va surement bouger vu que visiblement la France fait preuve d'un certain dynamisme à cet égard avec entre autre le cas de l'édition numérique de Les échos ou la technologie Nemoptic aussi (dans les directives de l'ANR et d'autres choses touchant à la recherche il y a une forte demande quand à la numérisation des oeuvres aussi par exemple).
Sinon on murmure l'arrivée du Sony PRS-500 vers cet été en Europe, dans ce cas là, des accords avec des maisons d'éditions seront surement signés pour le Sony Connect Store vu que c'est un préalable à l'arrivée de Sony sur un nouveau marché.

tebaldo · 02-08-2007, 05:52 PM

Sorry, we are a little busy those days. I will get back with some news on what is done (readers and contents) with a number of French publishers and press groups.

Alexander Turcic · 02-09-2007, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tebaldo

Sorry, we are a little busy those days. I will get back with some news on what is done (readers and contents) with a number of French publishers and press groups.

Sounds great. Also feel free to contact us directly if that's easier for you.

Hadrien · 04-15-2007, 05:55 AM

They opened the subscriptions for Les Echos: http://www.lesechos.fr/epaper/inscription.htm

There's 3 different choices:
- Les Echos + STAReREAD = 600€
- Les Echos + iLiad = 700€
- Les Echos for the PRS-500 or iLiad = 365€

They will offer a few e-books too from Nathan and M21. M21 is the editor that published Gutenberg2.0 using Mobipocket and did a demo on the iLiad during Le Salon du Livre. Does it mean that all of these books will be available on Mobipocket and that the STAReREAD from Les Echos will support this format ? We're currently lacking information from Les Echos but they will start selling these devices in a few days. We can expect additional informations real soon.

NatCh · 04-15-2007, 08:39 AM

Do you know if those prices include the devices too? Seems a bit high if it doesn't ....

01-22-2007, 05:24 AM	#1
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	PVI to release e-book reader in partnership with Les Echos Prime View International (PVI), the Taiwanese company who has been pumping E Ink displays out in volumes for the Sony Reader & co, is said to release its own e-book reader in partnership with the French daily Les Echos this spring. According to this news, PVI's reader will not only feature an E Ink screen (no details about size), but also Bluetooth, WiFi, and GPRS connectivity. It will cost around 500 Euro and comes with a year's subscription of the digital edition of Les Echos. My college French is pretty rusty, but Babelfish did a nice translation. Thanks Tadw for the tip!

01-22-2007, 08:17 AM	#3
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Almost 5 years after the false start from Cytale and its Cybook, more news are coming about e-ink. Presented for the first time in March 2006, the e-ink version of Les Echos (a french newspaper, mostly about economy) should be released in Spring 2007. "This version of Les Echos will give access to content from the newspaper, the website, stock exchange rates, a lexicon and podcasts. We'll be ready in April, maybe March." said Philippe Jeannet, responsible for the electronic editions of the newspaper, during Intergraphic. After a few test with devices such as the Sony Reader and the iRex iLiad, Les Echos finally chose the chinese company, PVI, whose player is also equipped with an e-ink screen. "Our device will support Bluetooth, Wifi and GPRS connections. There's 2 batteries ready for the device, one for the connection, the other one for the screen with an estimated 8500 pages turns. " explained Philippe Jeannet. Although Les Echos will have ads in this e-ink version, the economic model will be based around subscription. It should retail with a PVI device and a single year of subscription for 500€, but they're also working on a way to deliver this edition without selling the device or for those who already own such a device. "It's a great offer for everyone. The device will cost almost nothing for our subscribers who already have to pay 416€ for a full year of subscription, and the editor won't have to pay anymore the 55 cents cost of printing and delivering the newspaper." Les Echos could work in the future with other newspapers to deliver their content for e-ink devices. According to our intel, there's still some ongoing talks with Sony and Amazon too. Last edited by Hadrien; 01-22-2007 at 08:19 AM.

02-02-2007, 06:12 AM	#7
tebaldo Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 127 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Ganaxa GeR2, StareRead, Sony PRS505, Librié	Misunderstanding... My company, Tebaldo, is managing Les Echos project through Ganaxa, a development company based in France. If it is true that we consider using their display for our device, PVI is NOT releasing its own e-book reader. I think you have to modify your news. I will inform Clubic, too, even it is not exactly what they said in French. Thanks, Bruno Rives. www.tebaldo.com

02-08-2007, 05:52 PM	#12
tebaldo Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 127 Join Date: Jan 2007 Device: Ganaxa GeR2, StareRead, Sony PRS505, Librié	Les Echos and French publishers Sorry, we are a little busy those days. I will get back with some news on what is done (readers and contents) with a number of French publishers and press groups.

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Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	I'll translate the whole news for you, it'll be better than babelfish...

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nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Ok, good pricing model at 500€ for unit and a one year subscription compared to a paper annual subscription of 416€, but I wonder what happens in the second year?

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Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	Well I guess that some math should do the work... 416€ (subscription) - (55cents (cost of each newspaper) * # of issues for a year)

01-23-2007, 02:26 AM	#6
segatang Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 81 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taiwan Device: Kolin i-library	By the photo, I believe the Bookeen, STAReBOOK, and this Les Echos use similar OEM module.

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TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Welcome on board, Bruno... glad you joined us! Can you tell us a little bit more about the project?

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Merci pour le tuyau! Je n'avais même pas remarqué ta signature. Aurais-tu une url pour des bouquins plus récents? Et saurais-tu s'il y a des maisons d'éditions qui publient directement en versions e?

04-15-2007, 05:55 AM	#14
Hadrien Feedbooks.com Co-Founder Posts: 2,263 Karma: 145123 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris, France Device: Sony PRS-t-1/350/300/500/505/600/700, Nexus S, iPad	They opened the subscriptions for Les Echos: http://www.lesechos.fr/epaper/inscription.htm There's 3 different choices: - Les Echos + STAReREAD = 600€ - Les Echos + iLiad = 700€ - Les Echos for the PRS-500 or iLiad = 365€ They will offer a few e-books too from Nathan and M21. M21 is the editor that published Gutenberg2.0 using Mobipocket and did a demo on the iLiad during Le Salon du Livre. Does it mean that all of these books will be available on Mobipocket and that the STAReREAD from Les Echos will support this format ? We're currently lacking information from Les Echos but they will start selling these devices in a few days. We can expect additional informations real soon.

04-15-2007, 08:39 AM	#15
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Do you know if those prices include the devices too? Seems a bit high if it doesn't ....

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