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.

 

E-book challenge at Frankfurt fair
High quality E-book challenge at Frankfurt fair Low quality

Šaltinis: Reuters
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.

Facebook Comments

New comment


Captcha

Associated articles

LINUXWORLD - True believers still see Linux on desktop

Linux evangelists are keeping the faith, even when it comes to the elusive Holy Grail of the open-source operating system: taking a significant chunk of the desktop market. more »

Does Official Taliban Site Exist?

Afghanistan's Taliban government, which declared the Internet unholy and banned its use for millions of Afghan citizens last June, maintained a website until shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks more »

Web Welcome From Korea

This big Korea tourism site is designed to be the first port of call for providing information to overseas visitors to Korea. more »

FTC opens antifraud Web site

In court and on the Internet, the FTC and several states are cracking down on the practice with a Web site and lawsuits to help consumers "ditch the pitch." more »

Pentagon Denies GPS to Taliban

The Pentagon said on Friday that it won't limit the accuracy of positioning information that's beamed to civilian global positioning system (GPS) receivers. more »

Microsoft Lobbies For Strict New Zealand Copyright Rules

Microsoft has asked the New Zealand government to implement strict regulations to protect online intellectual property more »

Nokia Unveils Roaming Solution Using GSM, WLANs

Nokia Communications and Finnish operator Sonera reported today that they conducted wireless LAN roaming using the GSM core network and roaming infrastructure. more »

Surprise: E-Biz is Doing Fine

On Wednesday morning, the mass media abounded with pseudo-apocalyptic horrors. Dozens are "exposed" to anthrax. more »

Intertainer, Microsoft launch online film, video service

The market for watching movies over the Internet is uncertain, so few people have the necessary high-speed connections. more »

Hacking for the Cause

Group Claims Bank Hack Attacks; Others Not So Sure more »