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Foyles becomes first UK retailer to sell WiFi eReader

March 4, 2010 - Staff@seenituk

High Street and online book retailer Foyles is to become the first major UK retailer to sell a wireless eReader with stores stocking the BeBook Neo eBook from World Book Day, Thursday 4 March.

With native support for the ePub format the Neo is the first wireless eReader to be sold in the UK which allows readers to choose where they buy their eBooks from. WiFi access means readers can also access Google and Wikipedia on the go.

Foyles currently stocks a range of eBook readers including the BeBook Mini, the Cybook Opus and the SONY Touch Edition eReader and offers over 70,000 eBook titles in epub and pdf formats.

Specs:
532MHz FreeScale processor
Vizplex ô EInk technology
Wacom ô touchpanel technology
Dimensions: 196mm(h)121mm(w)10,6mm(d)
Weight: 298gr (incl. battery)
Display: ePaper, 600*800 (6inch) (incl. E-Ink technology)
Internal storage: 512MB flash memory (stores up to 1.000 books)
I/O: 3.5mm audio jack, USB 2.0 with OTG-support, SD slot (expandable up to 16GB)
Power Supply: Li-ION battery 1600mAh
Operating Temperature: 0C to 50C

SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS
EPUB*, PDF*, TXT, HTML, RTF, MOBI, CHM, PDB, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF
* including Adobe DRM, compatible with Adobe Digital Editions

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