http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/plastic.logic.que.coming.to.barnes..noble.stores/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/plasticlogicqueproreader.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Plastic Logic and Barnes & Noble announced a partnership on Tuesday that will see Plastic Logic's QUE proReader e-book reader sold at the latter's stores and on its website. As part of the deal, the QUE proReader will be displayed near Barnes & Noble's own nook e-book reader, on its own free-standing display. Compared to the nook, the QUE is more business-oriented.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/plastic.logic.que.coming.to.barnes..noble.stores/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/barnes.reader.named.nook/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/barnesandnoblereader-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes and Noble's rumored dual-screen e-book reader gained credibility Monday night with the leak of a paper ad in advance (subscription required). A full-page placement due for the New York Times' Book Review next Sunday labels the reader as the Nook and says it will ship for $259, reaching the same price as the US Kindle. It also makes a direct reference to the previously leaked e-book lendin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/barnes.reader.named.nook/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/que.proreader.to.have.thin.touchscreen/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/plasticlogicqueproreader.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Plastic Logic today took the wraps off of its long in development e-book reader. Now known as the QUE proReader, the e-ink device is under a third of an inch thick but has a full 8.5-by-11-inch display that can show many documents at their full size. It also has a unique plastic touchscreen that the company claims is shatterproof and uses both Wi-Fi as well as AT&T-based 3G for downloading conte... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/19/que.proreader.to.have.thin.touchscreen/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/barnes.e.reader.may.have.dual.displays/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/barnesandnoblereader-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes & Noble's imminent e-book reader may make a second, multi-touch display its central feature, a leak shows today. Renderings, photos and details obtained today by Gizmodo show the device having both a grayscale e-paper display, like most readers, but also a small, full color, multi-touch LCD. The interface would not only give a responsive, adaptable keyboard but would be used to browse and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/14/barnes.e.reader.may.have.dual.displays/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/barnes.first.e.book.reader.likely.to.show/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/barnesandnobleoct20.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes and Noble this afternoon sent invitations to the press for its frequently rumored October 20th press event. The bookseller is short on details but exactly mirrors leaks in describing it as a "major event in our company's history." Most expect the event to involve Barnes & Noble launching a self-branded e-book reader that would be designed by Plastic Logic.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/barnes.first.e.book.reader.likely.to.show/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/plastic.logic.says.bookstore.rep.wrong/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/plasticlogice-reader-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Plastic Logic today denied reports that it would have a color e-book reader ready by spring. The company tells PCPro that the Barnes & Noble contact was "misinformed" and further insists he wasn't speaking in an official capacity for the American book retailer. A color reader is still in development but isn't due to ship this year, a spokesperson says.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/13/plastic.logic.says.bookstore.rep.wrong/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/barnes..noble.may.be.1st.with.color.e.books/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/plasticlogice-reader-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Barnes & Noble spokesman Daniel Joresson at CTIA appears to have confirmed a timeframe in a video (available below) for what's likely the first color e-book reader available in the US. The Plastic Logic device would be smaller than the 8.5x11-inch large model proposed early on and would have just a paperback-sized display. However, it would have its own direct access to Barnes & Noble's bookstor... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/09/barnes..noble.may.be.1st.with.color.e.books/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/08/barnes..noble.reader.would.have.virtual.keys/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/irexdr300sg.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Updated with Android rumor) Barnes & Noble is developing its own high-end e-book reader to help boost its online store, a source close to its plans purportedly revealed this afternoon. Most features are unknown, but it would have a touchscreen and use an iPhone-like on-screen keyboard for searches and similar tasks. A wireless link is also seen by the Wall Street Journal as a key ingredient, th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/08/barnes..noble.reader.would.have.virtual.keys/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/irex.teams.w.barnes.noble/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/irex3greader-mockup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iRex today more officially stepped into the US market for e-book readers by cementing a deal for the Barnes & Noble online bookstore. The company now plans to integrate the digital book service both with its own readers as well as for "other devices." It's not specified which readers would be involved or when the deal will take effect.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/24/irex.teams.w.barnes.noble/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/22/att.plastic.logic.tie.up/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/plasticlogic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Plastic Logic announced on Wednesday that it will partner with wireless provider AT&T to deliver content over 3G for its e-book reader. The news comes just after Plastic Logic's alliance with bookstore Barnes & Noble. The feature will give readers relatively wide-area wireless options to download newspapers, magazines and other periodicals in addition to books.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/22/att.plastic.logic.tie.up/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:15:00 GMT