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I have to say that this forum is mostly filled with gadget geeks who are constantly looking and drooling for better hardware and software and that certainly goes for engadget, too. So, sorry, but my guess (okay, desperate hope) is that it's a deal with a partner who wants to sell ebooks. Or perhaps some software/firmware change that will allow more ebooks to be viewed on the existing Readers. No new hardware this year. That's a wild guess, of course, based on absolutely no information.