If you’re thinking of buying an e-reader such as Amazon’s popular Kindle 2 you might want to wait. An impending e-reader war will give you a bevy of new models to consider, at lower price points, and offer some interesting new e-book hardware designs.
A handful of companies, including Asus, Plastic Logic, and a British start-up named Interead, are planning new devices intended to get you hooked on digitized books and newspapers. Prices of new models are expected to range between $165 and $400, compared to the Kindle DX that sells for $490 and the Kindle 2 at $300.
Buyer beware, however, when it comes to competing e-books. Competition is great, but it also could lead to compatibility issues between e-book readers. For example books and periodical subscriptions you buy through Amazon.com’s online Kindle store are not currently compatible with another reader. Want-to-be e-book owners will want to pay close attention to the file formats and digital rights management (DRM) supported by each reader and consider the breadth of online bookstores the e-book reader is bragging about before buying.
The Asus E-Reader
Specs: Available details remain minimal, but we know Asus is working on two e-readers, one of which will have two touch screens that open up like a book.
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Wow, so many to choose from! What do you think of the new e-readers? Will you be buying any of these?
