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Article: Beyond the Bestseller: Book Publishers in a Bind
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- GATFWORLD
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Graphic Arts Technical Foundation Feb 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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In late September 2006 Sony finally began shipping its long-awaited electronic paper-based e-book reader-and immediately sold out. The Sony Reader is about the length and width of a large paperback book, is one-half-inch thick, and weighs about nine ounces. ILs key feature is its high-contrast, low-power, six-inch screen, based on a new display technology called "electronic paper" from a company called E Ink. The screen needs no backlighting and consumes no power until you change (or "turn") the page. The big advantage of this technology over other electronic display technologies is that it is reflective (like ink on paper) and thus boasts a readability that is said to rival that of print. ...
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