LAS VEGAS: Samsung, the leading maker of phones and TVs for the
U.S. market, is launching e-book readers early this year, joining a
host of manufacturers who hope to capitalize on the shift away from
paper books.
Samsung Electronics Inc. will be launching two models with 6-inch
(15-centimeter) and 10-inch (25-centimeter) "electronic ink"
screens, similar to the sizes of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle
models.
They'll be able to download public-domain books from Google Inc.
via Wi-Fi, and they'll come with styluses so users can write on the
screen.
The models will cost $399 and $699 respectively, Samsung announced
at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
It didn't say who would provide for-pay e-books for the devices. -
AP