Interead’s Cool-er Ebook Reader

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It’s seems like market analysts have been predicting forever that ebooks would hit the big time.  Of course, things never go as fast as people want them to, and this has been a great example.  But the Kindle and the Sony Reader have brought ebooks to the mainstream.  In fact, Jeff Bezos recently announced that ebooks are tracking at 35 percent of print sales where available.  That’s pretty amazing.  Well, a UK company called Interead is launching a cheaper ebook reader, called the Cool-er, as well as an online bookstore.

The Cool-er will start shipping in June, with an official launch show in New York at the end of this month.  The cost will be $250.  The obvious price point being lower than the Kindle or Sony Reader, for now.  You can purchase a book from the catalog of 750,000 books at Cooler Books.  The battery will last 8,000 page turns and the unit itself utilizes E-ink, like the other readers.  And here’s the specs:

Cool-er Classic – Dimensions (Excluding Case)
Height (mm)	183.00
Width (mm)	117.74
Depth (mm)	10.89
Volume (litres)	0.23
Weight (g)	178.00
Screen
Size	6″
DPI	170 pixels per inch
Levels of Greyscale	8
Type	E Ink® Vizplex
Touchscreen	No
Manufacturer	PVI
Hardware
Operating System	Linux
Storage	1GB
Memory	128
Processor	Samsung® S3C2440 ARM 400MHz
Battery	Li-Polymer battery (1000 mAh)
Battery Life (single charge)	8000 page
Memory Expansion	SD (up to 4GB)
Wireless	No

Compatibility
PC	Yes
Mac	Yes
Formats	JPEG, PDF, EPUB, TXT
Languages	8
English	German
French	Spanish
Portuguese	Russian
Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese
Content
DRM	PDF. EPUB

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