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The man from Sony smiled sheepishly when asked whether his two new e-book reader models are superior to conventional books.

New E Readers feature article.  2009 is a breakout year for e readers

Last generation of e-book readers announced.

E- Reader, Amazon, Future, books, Newspapers

Instead of the 20,000 books the school currently has, the students of Cushing Academy will have 18 e-readers at their disposal. The learning centre - the replacement for what was once the school's library - will also have three large TVs, a coffee shop, and laptop-friendly booths.

Sony released a 7-inch, $399, touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi e-book reader this morning, and it's never more obvious that Amazon is up against a wall in the market segment it helped create.

The convergence culture again reflect on dual-screen device. we are looking forward to a design as perfect as the paper book itself.

E-book is coming.

Google wants to make e-books available to all devices with web browsers, from mobile phones to desktop computers, challenging Amazon's Kindle e-book reader which forces buyers to buy books through the company

Book sellers are making the case that people are reading more because of e-books.

Two e-book readers due in late August aim to close Sony's sales gap with Amazon, whose Kindle continues to sizzle. Again, interesting in light of Thompson article.

Recently I was on an airplane reading an article in the New York Times when the woman in the seat next to me leaned over and asked what I was holding. I told her it was a Kindle, Amazon's new ebook reader. I showed her how it worked, explained e-ink, walked her through my collection of titles and subscriptions, and showed how I could look up words in the built in Oxford dictionary. Her response; "That is really cool, but I prefer the feel and smell of a real book."

Some useful information about ebooks

Another version of the ebook being released by Barnes and Noble, in association with Adobe's Digital Editions.

Amazon.com Inc is introducing Kindle, its wireless electronic reader, for over 100 countries, including China. Still, the problem is the price of reader.It is better to use lower price to attract more consumers.

More on Google and its attempt to create a huge digital library and bookshop -- the legal battle continues.

Google plans to launch an online store to deliver electronic books to any device with a web browser, threatening to upset a burgeoning market for dedicated e-readers dominated by Amazon's Kindle.

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