With Kindle rocking in US, FLEPia (about to rock) in Japan, Samsung thinks the ebook reader business is the next goldmine waiting to be dug. Dubbed as Papyrus, the device will have a touchscreen display with a size of around 6-8 inches. Other details to surface is the 512MB in-built memory, stylus and is also able to take notes as well as feature contacts, world clock, calculator amongst other things.
The preliminary spec does not look to beat Kindle or FLEPia now but its pricing (around $299) tends to justify.
It will come in Korea in June followed by UK and US.
I first ordered one for my mother for Christmas. I was not certain that she would be able to figure this out because she doesn’t have a computer or understand the basics of technology (she’s 82). I did some comparisons with other similar devices. What makes this great is that you do not have to be in a hot spot. I knew my mom would have trouble with that concept. We were told that it would not arrive until mid-March. I love it when Amazon is wrong because it came in late February. I had it delivered to my place so that I could set her up with an account and be able to teach her how to use it. As soon as I opened it, I knew I HAD to have one. Mine arrived about 2 weeks later. I just cannot say enough great things about it. It is easy to navigate around, even for an 82 year old technophobe. Books down load effortlessly. I can even order one at the office and have it there, ready to read when I get home. Although it is rare when I don’t have it with me. Many classics are available for free. We both love ours. I like the fact that it fits easily in my purse/tote. I would recommend this to any avid reader.
Hallo,
where can I get one ? it is no longer availble in amazon?
thanks.
kanda.