German E-Reader

Posted Mon, 03/04/13

Germany has developed an e-reader they've dubbed Tolino Shine.

According to Shelf Awareness:

Tolino ShineGerman bookstore chains Thalia, Weltbild and Hugendubel are partnering with Bertelsmann and Deutsche Telekom to market a new touchscreen, front-lit e-reader called the Tolino Shine in their 1,500 physical stores as well as online, GigaOM reported. The device, which will be available for sale on March 7th, costs €99 (US $128) and "is intended to compete against Amazon's Kindle and the Kobo in Germany." An e-bookstore featuring 300,000 German-language titles is accessible from the Tolino Shine, which supports ePub, PDF and .txt files.

Click here to learn more about the Tolino Shine from The Digital Reader.

Keeping abreast of what different nations are developing in regards to e-books is just part of the process for me. Aside from actual writing, I enjoy reading news about the book/publishing industry.

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