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Re: [News] More EReaders Run Linux (Android)

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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Wednesday 06 Jan 2010 16:40 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz pulled this Usenet boner:
> 
>> Google Gives Alex Over a Million Books
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Spring Design, the makers of the Alex
>>| eReader device...
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/01/05/google-gives-alex-over-a-million-books
>>
>> Linux e-reader boasts 11.5-inch display
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Skiff LLC announced a Linux-based e-book
>>| reader...
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Skiff-Reader/?kc=rss
>>
>> E-reader Sales Will Double Again This Year, CEA Says
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Other
>>| companies have announced new e-readers,
>>| too, including Interead's Coolreaders.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/185983/ereader_sales_will_double_again_this_year_cea_says.html?tk=rss_news
> 
> I saw a display for another e-book reader in a nearby Bi-Lo grocery store
> this weekend.  $99.  Didn't have time to check it out, and the blurb was
> behind a counter.

Some of them can be rooted and/or open any PDF or text file. As long as the DRM
can be abolished, it's cheaper than a PDA. Some are even subsidised.

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