Hardware e-book readers

June 22, 2007 · 11 comments

If you are like me , you read many books on your PDA/Mobile. But those screens are always small, brightness factor not-so-adjustable and you always miss the good old paper. Hardware e-book devices offers practical digital reading. You can read a couple of novels on the go. The battery lasts for almost 10,000 pages. That is almost more than a month of reading without recharging. Great isn’t it?!

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Hardware e-book readers has a better large screen. The letters are large and readability is great. The most recent Hardware e-book readers uses e-Ink technology. It is a patented idea licensed by many. e-Ink enabled readers would look like plain old paper. The display will brighten up automatically with more visible light. e-Ink technology is potentially slated to advance into Color and Folding screens. That is something for the future. At the moment only black and white screens are available. But that itself is great for regular reading.

Here is some of the best practical Hardware e-book Readers :

1. iRex iLiad

This is one of the best Hardware e-Book reader available. Apart from reading eBooks, you can also play Sukoku and Crossword puzzles, read comics and sketch/draw on it. iLiad supports Wireless connectivity and many memory card types. It even supports inserting USB stick to quickly read the content. Cost: $700

2. Sony PRS500

SonyPRS

Sony Portable reader system also supports e-Ink technology. It has a great battery life of up to 7500 page turns. Can hold up to 80 books in the internal memory and hundreds more with the Memory stick. Cost: $250


3. WalkBook

WalkBook is a next generation e-Book reader. Supports a variety of e-Book formats and podcasts. It comes with a stereo Earphone. One time charging covers 10,000 page page turns or 4 Hours of Music/Audio. Cost: 330 Euros.

4. Bookeen CyBook

Bookeen CyBook is not launched yet!. Bookeen is promised to give you a realistic paper reading experience. But remember, there is no backlight. This stylistic reader is something to watch out for. Priced: ~$350


5. Hanlin eReader V2

V2 is a high specification device with a Linux OS. This ships with an SDK which should see other developers creating innovative applications for this platform. This excellent device is in the same class as Iliad. Priced:~$350

Also have look at the e-book reader matrix based on configurations to learn more about these devices.

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Shankar Ganesh June 22, 2007 at 6:50 pm

Hey! I love to have one of these devices :D
BTW, Stumbled this post. Liked it very much :)

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Naveen May 29, 2008 at 7:44 am

Where are the e-books available in india & at What price.

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udit September 11, 2008 at 1:02 pm

Please tell where can i buy any of the devices in india(specifically india)

i really need these devices

please reply on my id
“udit.grimreaper@indiatimes.com”

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Raghavan Santhanagopalan October 28, 2008 at 1:32 pm

I want to buy an ebook reader. But I want to buy it from a local dealer in Chennai. Can somebody tell me whether there is any dealer in Chennai from whom I can buy an ebook reader. My email id is “raghavan_sn@yahoo.com” Waiting for a reply.
Regards
Raghavan

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Sid October 31, 2008 at 10:05 am

I need to know the most affordable model of eBook Reader available in India(Bangalore), which is a good value for money. Within 10k INR would be a good choice!! What about WiFi support??
PLz reply!!!

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Sadhana December 6, 2008 at 12:07 pm

I want to buy an Ebook Reader (preferrably Hanlin Reader). Can you tell me where I can get one in NCR.

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Vinod Ponmanadiyil December 9, 2008 at 5:09 pm

Twitter: @pvinod

Hello Everybody,

Unfortunately You cannot buy an eBook reader from anyone in India. You can definitely buy safely through Amazon.com.
If you know anyone outside India, you can ask them to bring you one.
Here is where you can buy an eBook reader:-
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/Where_to_Buy_eBook_Devices#Asia_3

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R.S.Ramesh February 11, 2009 at 10:42 pm

I want to buy an ebook reader. But I want to buy it from Chennai. Can somebody tell me whether there is any dealer in Chennai from whom I can buy an ebook reader. My email id is “ramyan_ramesh@yahoo.com”
Waiting for a reply.
Regards

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Vivek March 16, 2009 at 4:41 pm

Dear All,

For all you e-book reader fans …Check Out Foxit.
Cost only 260 $

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