In an ebook reader market littered with Amazon Kindles, Nooks, Sony Readers, and even iPads, one would wonder at the wisdom behind releasing yet another ebook reader. But apparently the company Sharper Image has little doubt that indeed, there's room for one more.
Coming to over 7,000 retail stores this October, the Literati is the latest ereading gadget to join what is getting to be a long list of this type of device. How will this one be any different from the rest? Let's see what we know of it so far.
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Basic Features
The Literati is being introduced to book lovers as "a simple, dedicated device that lets them get right to the book." Released images of the device show that it bears quite a resemblance to the 2nd generation Kindle, although it comes with a bigger, full-color 7-inch LCD screen. Like the Amazon device though, it is also equipped a QWERTY keyboard and Wi-Fi capacity, allowing the user access the Kobo bookstore, which has over two million titles available.
Available in white and slate grey, this ebook reader runs on Linux, and supports a variety of text formats including ePub and PDF. Literati owners will have access to content immediately as the device comes preloaded with 25 free ebooks.
Does It Stand a Chance?
Yes, its LCD and 7-inch display are features you can't find on the best selling Kindle or the Nook, but other than these, people may still be hard pressed to find a reason why they should buy a relatively untested product compared to popular names in the market. Price-wise, the Literati's 9 pricetag is not even that much cheaper compared to the recently reduced cost of the Nook at 9, and of the Kindle 3 (3G + Wi-Fi) at 9. As a matter of fact, the Wi-Fi only version of the Kindle 3 even costs less at only 9.
Still, we can only speculate so much but until the Literati is finally in stores, we won't really know whether they will be flying off the shelves or gathering dust on them.
Literati Ebook Reader - Yet Another Ereader to Join the Fray BARNES AND NOBLE APPLETON WI
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