Barnes and Noble 'confirms' color Plastic Logic e-book reader for Spring 2010 (video)
By Thomas Ricker 
posted October 9th 2009 3:52AM
posted October 9th 2009 3:52AM
In no uncertain terms, a Barnes & Noble representative at what looks like the CTIA show says that a color (color!) Plastic Logic e-book reader will launch in Spring 2010. Now, we're not sure if Daniel Joresson is authorized to make announcements about its Plastic Logic partner but he did so nonetheless. The Plastic Logic e-reader will feature a color screen about the size of a paperback and runs the "Barnes & Noble e-book reader application." It's not clear, but it sounds like the B&N application will also be available for cellphones including the iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices. Right, similar to the Kindle app. So how does this jibe with rumors about a 6-inch Barnes & Noble e-reader from Plastic Logic launching as early as next month? Easy, the first version will be grayscale while a new model featuring a color display will launch in Spring. In fact, Plastic Logic's own web site says that its color reader is "around the corner" and expects to be "first to market with a large, flexible color display" -- take that Sony and Amazon with your PVI built E Ink-based displays. Watch the flirtatious B&N reveal after the break.
[Thanks, Tom]
Read -- Plastic Logic FAQ (color reader)
Read -- Video
[Thanks, Tom]
Read -- Plastic Logic FAQ (color reader)
Read -- Video
Not very much manga is in color.
@plothole
True but I seen some manga in
color and I would love to see then in this
It's named Nook. Brushed aluminum finish and yeah, it's running Android in case you're wondering.
I have been waiting for quite some time for the Plastic Logic device. It keeps getting a reduction in features and pushed out. I feel as though my best bet is to get a large screen device now and wait 2 years for color.
I am not that fond of B&N for no particular reason. I wish that these companies would open up their devices for any e-reader. I imagine that Amazon, B&N and others will benefit more from allowing any device download. I thought that they cared most about selling the content.
Amazon's device is still way too expensive. I like the large size of the DX but why does it cost so much? I see the device as a 3rd or 4th screen in my life - behind the notebook PC, smartphone, and TV. I'd like to read books and journals on one of these but after spending $1000 on a TV, $1000 on a notebook PC and $300 on a smartphone, I will be damned if I spend $400 on a ereader. There is some overlap but it cannot replace anything. At least my PC allows be to read and communicate.
Amazon has it all wrong. Hopefully B&N will bring some needed competition to the space.