E-book challenge at Frankfurt fair

Published: 16 October 2008 y., Thursday

Readers could wave goodbye to carrying around heavy books with one of the portable electronic readers on display at the Frankfurt book fair.


The newest e-readers, like Sony's Reader, can not only be used as a kind of mobile library, but also as an MP3 player.

 

But some in the book industry say e-readers are unlikely ever to replace traditional printed paperbacks.

 

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