iRiver Story HD, First e-Reader with Google e-Books Integrated
Last December, Google launched its e-Book platform giving users the ability to read Google eBooks on the Web via a browser, on Android and iOS devices using the Google Books mobile apps, and on compatible e-Readers.
recently, Google also added new retailers to grow its service to include more than 250 independent bookstores.
Starting this coming Sunday, July 17, users can buy the the iRiver Story HD e-reader at Target stores nationwide. iRiver Story HD is the first e-reader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform, through which you can buy and read Google eBooks over Wi-Fi.
“The iRiver Story HD, costs $139.99, is slim and lightweight with a high-resolution e-ink screen and a QWERTY keyboard for easy searching. It includes over-the-air access to hundreds of thousands of Google eBooks for sale and more than 3 million for free.
With the Story HD you can now browse, buy and read Google eBooks with your e-reader through Wi-Fi, rather than downloading and transferring them from computer to e-reader with a cord as you can already do with more than 80 compatible devices.
Google eBooks platform is open to all publishers, retailers and manufacturers. Manufacturers like iRiver can use Google Books APIs and services to connect their devices to the full Google eBooks catalog for out-of-the-box access to a complete eBookstore. You can also store your personal ebooks library in the cloud—picking up where you left off in any ebook you’re reading as you move from laptop to smartphone to e-reader to tablet.
iRiver becomes the first manufacturer to launch an e-reader integrated with Google eBooks. You can learn more about the Story HD on the iriver website.
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