Yes, that’s two new Kindles for you. Both of these new Kindle measures 6 inches just like the original Kindle and will be available in two colors – graphite and the classic white color. Amazon also claims that these new Kindles will be 15% lighter and will have a faster refresh rate of around 20% than the previous Kindle. Internal storage of the new Kindles were also expanded to 4GB. This gives you more room to load up the device with more ebooks from Amazon.  In addition, battery life was also increased to a month when the Kindle is running without WiFi and 10 hours with WiFi on.

These new Kindles will be available in the U.S. and UK on August 27. Are you excited or not? Does the price makes the Kindle more appealing to you now or not?

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Earlier this morning Barnes and Noble’s Nook, the original version just got a price cut. Current price is now only $199 from the previous $259.  Then Amazon suddenly followed and lowered the price of the original Amazon Kindle from $259 to $199.

In addition, Barnes and Noble has also release a new Wi-Fi only version of the Nook. With a market price of $149, it is definitely a great buy.

Those are huge price cut. Makes you think if the popularity of the iPad has something to do with this.

What do you think?

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And so as a solution, Kurzwell has developed BLIO, an eReader software that could run on any computing machine. The free Blio eReader Software will deliver stunning, full-color pages that come alive in brilliant 3D. It will preserve a book’s original layout fonts and graphics.

Blio will also offer smart display that lets you insert highlights, notes, videos and even webpages. The software would also feature a read-aloud functionality.

Of course the software will also have a wide array of ebook titles coming from Blio Bookstore.

Blio eReader Software will be available soon.

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The Acer LumiRead runs on both Wi-Fi and 3G  and has built-in modules for downloading contents. Acer has also signed a deal with Barnes & Noble to offer its catalog of ebooks on the Acer ebook reader. Aside from this, Acer has also signed a deal with German-based Internet book retailer Libri.de to make their catalogs of ebooks available on the LumiRead as well.

Specs of the Acer LumiRead include – 6-inch backlit E-ink display, 2GB flash memory, scanner that allows  for scanning book’s ISBN codes to create customized wish-list and search on supported online library and book stores.

The Acer LumiRead also has a QWERTY keyboard just below its screen, something that would remind you of the Kindle. It also supports  various ebook file formats.

No words yet on when the Acer LumiRead will be available and for how much.

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Bookeen, makers of the Opus e-reader which is actually a small e-reader with with 5-inch display has just released a new version of their e-reader. Dubbed Bookeen Opus Color, it’s basically the original Opus e-Reader but sporting several new punky colors, 7 of them to be exact.

In addition Bookeen Opus Color E-reader also features a new reading software called Book. This is a faster reading software than the previous Opus E-Reader.  The e-reader also supports ePUB and PDF file formats, has 1GB memory and a microSD card slot.

No words yet on pricing and availability.

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So, Amazon is about to release the latest Kindle firmware over-the-air. Kindle’s firmware which is now on version 5 will have the following features:

• Collections: Organize your books and documents into one or more collections.
• PDF Pan and Zoom: Zoom into PDFs and pan around to easily view small print and detailed tables or graphics.
• Password Protection: Password protect your Kindle when you’re not using it.
• More Fonts & Improved Clarity: Enjoy two new larger font sizes and sharper fonts for an even more comfortable reading experience.
• Facebook & Twitter Posts: Share book passages with friends on Facebook and Twitter directly from your Kindle.
• Popular Highlights: See what the Kindle community thinks are the most interesting passages in the books you’re reading.

Of course, what’s interesting about these enhancement which has probably caught your attention is the Twitter and Facebook integration. Amazon is diving into the popularity of these two social networking sites by allowing Kindle users to share book passages which they are reading to their friends on Facebook, directly from their Kindle devices.

It’s not really a big social integration per se, but good enough considering that most Kindle users are probably connecting their Kindle to the internet most of the time.

The firmware update will rolled out to Kindle users anytime now.

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If you don’t mind it’s not so good looking form factor and you don’t want to splurge on a Kindle, Nook or iPad, you might want to consider getting the Sovos eReader.

Despite its not so classy design, the Sovos eReader features a 5-inch TFT color screen, allowing you not only to read ebooks but view photos and watch videos as well. The Sovos eReader also boasts of 1GB internal memory, SD card slot, integrated speaker, 7 hours battery life for reading ebooks, 5 hours for watching video and 30 hours for listening to audio.

The Sovos eReader is available now at Play.com at a very affordable price of $130.

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Best Buy is now offering Nook for $259.99 and promises to deliver the Nook within a day or two.

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• 7 inch high brightness TFT screen with display resolution 800 x 480 16:9
• Touch screen with icon or menu drag features and auto rotation.
• Broadband Internet access, 802.11a/b/g  Wi-Fi
• Google chrome lite browser.
• Email, Word, Exel, PPT, PDF.
• Support Fring, SkypeOut, QQ, MSN, Gtalk.
• Wallpaper auto change.
• Games.
• Desktop gadget.
• Storage: nand flash 2GB or 4GB
• RAM: 128MB 800Mhz DDR
• SD card slot support capacity up to 32GB, free 2GB SD card.
• Integrated Stereo speaker.
• Integrated microphone.
• Audio in/out put.
• OS: Google Android

Any takers? It’s available at ShopKami.

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Take the case of the Barnes and Noble Nook. Right now, you can only get this either online or via B&N’s bookstore. You’ll notice this if you search for Nook on a site search engine.  But come April 18, if this report is true, you will soon be able to get a nook from Best Buy stores.

Engadget managed to get a shot of Best Buy’s inventory system and found an entry for the Nook.