With the iriver Story that is different.
Is Google too late to the e-books game or does it stand a chance
with the iriver Story HD?
Not exact matches
In the U.S., Google has partnered
with a little - known e-reader, the
iriver.
The
iriver Story HD is the first 6 - inch ebook reader to use a XGA 1024 x 768 resolution screen, and it's also the first ereader to come
with the Google ebookstore onboard.
However,
with cheaper options available from Amazon while Sony too having launched their refurbished line up of e-reader that now include touchscreen across the entire range, it remains to be seen if
iriver can make a serious sales pitch for itself.
So far, a deal
with minor player
iriver back in July is the only one that Google has done.
«The Story HD is a new milestone for us, as
iriver becomes the first manufacturer to launch an e-reader integrated
with Google eBooks,» Banerji said in a blog post.
The
iriver e-reader is powered by the Freescale Cortex A8 CPU
with 2 GB of onboard storage.
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iriver story hd
There are a lot of options out of China and Korea
with the likes of
iriver and Hanvon.
When first starting up the
iriver Story HD, a setup Wizard guides you through the process of learning how to use the device and how to sync
with a Google account for using the onboard Google ebookstore.
The Amazon Kindle has been out since 2007 and has evolved a great deal over the last four years to compete
with the growing e-reader market: Nook, Kobo, Sony, and most recently, Google's
iriver Story.
The
iriver Story HD is the third ebook reader from
iriver and is the first ebook reader to tie in directly
with the Google ebookstore.
The
iriver Story HD comes
with the latest cutting edge screen technology, but it has the feature - set of an ebook reader from yesteryear.
Images of
iriver's new ebook reader, the Story, have emerged, together
with partial specifications for the 6 - inch E Ink device.
The slim and lightweight e-reader features the signature; sleek,
iriver style, QWERTY keypad, a curve
with two - tone colors at the front and back for easy grip and slim design.