7 Things You Should Know About E-readers by EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
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Condor Technology AssociatesWatch Video | eGriver IDEO | 2010(On Sale World Wide) | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux 2.6 | N | Y | Optional | Y | Y | RAM 128 MB;NAND minimum 1 GB | SDHC Memory | Y | N/A | ||
Condor Technology AssociatesWatch Photo's | eGriver Touch | 2010(On Sale World Wide from April) | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux 2.6 | Y | Y | Optional | Y | Y | RAM 128 MB;NAND 1 GB | SDHC Memory | Y | Y | ||
Onyx International | Boox 60 (spanish) | 2010 (On sale in europe now) | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux 2.6 | Y | Y | coming? | Y | Y | RAM 128 MB; Flash 512 MB | SDHC | Y | |||
Wolder Electronics | Boox-S (spanish) | 2010 (On sale in europe now) | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 16 | Linux 2.6 | N | N | coming? | Y | Y | RAM 128 MB; Flash 512 MB | SDHC | N/A | |||
italica GmbH | Paperback | 2010 | 6 | ? | 8 | Linux | Y | 512MB | 4GB SD Card | ||||||||
Iriver | Story | 2009-10 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | N | N | Micro-SD 32GB | |||||||||
Hanvon | WISEreader N5161 | 2009 | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Linux 2.6 | |||||||||||
Hanvon | WISEreader N5182 | 2009 | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Win CE 5.0 | Y | ||||||||||
Hanvon | WISEreader N5203 | 2009 | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Win CE 5.0 | N | ||||||||||
Hanvon | WISEreader N5264 | ? | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | Win CE 5.0 | Y | ||||||||||
PocketBook | PocketBook 301 | 6 | ? | 16 | Linux | N | ? | ? | ? | RAM 64 Mb; HDRAM 512 Mb | SD, SDHC | ? | |||||
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 | 2009-08 | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | 512MB (480MB Available) | N | |||||||||
Bookeen | Cybook Opus | 2009-08 | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 4 | Linux | Micro SD, SDHC | Y | |||||||||
Elonex | eBook | 2009-07 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 4 | ||||||||||||
Endless ideas | BeBook Mini (Hanlin V5 clone) | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | N | SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | |||||||||||
Endless ideas | BeBook One (Hanlin V3 clone) | 6 | ? | 4 | SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | ||||||||||||
Interead | COOL-ER | 2009-06 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | ||||||||||||
Samsung | Papyrus | 2009-06 | 5 | ? | 8 | ||||||||||||
Foxit Software | eSlick | 2009 | 6 | ? | 4 | SD 4GB | |||||||||||
Sony | Reader PRS-700 | 2008-10 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | Y | ||||||||||
Sony | Reader PRS-505 | 2008 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | sd card and memory stick | ||||||||||
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 2008 | 10.2 | 1024 × 1280 pixels (160 ppi) | 16 | Y | Y | SD Card | |||||||||
Jinke | Hanlin V5 | 2008 | 5 | 600 × 800 pixels (200 ppi) | 8 | SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | |||||||||||
Amazon | Kindle | 2007 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | Yes | |||||||||||
Bookeen | Cybook Gen3 | 2007 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | SD Card | |||||||||||
Jinke | Hanlin V3 | 2007 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | SD up to 4GB per OEM specs, but 16GB SDHC has worked | |||||||||||
Sony | Reader PRS-500 | 2006 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 8 | MontaVista Linux | |||||||||||
Jinke | Hanlin V2 | 2006 | 6 | 600 × 800 pixels (167 ppi) | 4 | ||||||||||||
iRex Technologies | iLiad | 2006 | 8.1 | 768 × 1024 pixels (158 ppi) | 16 | ||||||||||||
Sony | Librié | 2004 | 6 | ? | 4 | N/A |
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Manufacturer | Model | total # of formats | .epub | .pdb | .arg | .azw | .djvu | .html | .lbr | .lit | .mobi | .opf | .pdg | .tr3 | .txt | .xeb | .mp3 | |
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Onyx International | Boox 60 (spanish) | 14 | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
Wolder Electronics | Boox-S (spanish) | 14 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Partial (no DRM) | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
Condor Technology Associates | eGriver IDEO | 18 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Condor Technology Associates | eGriver Touch | 8 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
italica GmbH | Paperback | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Sony | Reader Daily Edition PRS-900 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Barnes & Noble | nook | 4 | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes |
Iriver | Story | Yes | ? | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Sony | Reader Touch Edition PRS-600 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Hanvon | WISEreader N5165 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Hanvon | WISEreader N5186 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Hanvon | WISEreader N5207 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Hanvon | WISEreader N5268 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
PocketBook | PocketBook 301 | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Sony | Reader Pocket Edition PRS-300 | 3 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Bookeen | Cybook Opus | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | |
Elonex | eBook | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | |
Endless ideas | BeBook Mini (Hanlin V5 clone) | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Endless ideas | BeBook One (Hanlin V3 clone) | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Interead | COOL-ER | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Samsung | Papyrus | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Amazon | Kindle DX | 12 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
Amazon | Kindle 2 | 12 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
Foxit Software | eSlick | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Sony | Reader PRS-700 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Sony | Reader PRS-505 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
iRex Technologies | Digital Reader 1000 | 9 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Jinke | Hanlin V5 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Amazon | Kindle | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Bookeen | Cybook Gen3 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Jinke | Hanlin V3 | 19 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes |
Sony | Reader PRS-500 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
Jinke | Hanlin V2 | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | |
iRex Technologies | iLiad | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | |
Sony | Librié | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
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Format: | TomeRaider |
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The TomeRaider e-book format is a proprietary format. There are versions of TomeRaider for Windows, Windows Mobile (aka Pocket PC), Palm, Symbian, iPhone and more^\[^specify^\specify]^. Several Wikipedias are available as TomeRaider files with all articles unabridged, some even with nearly all images. Capabilities of the TomeRaider3 e-book reader vary considerably per platform: the Windows and Windows Mobile editions support full HTML and CSS. The Palm edition supports limited HTML (e.g., no tables, no fonts), and CSS support is missing. For Symbian there is only the older TomeRaider2 format, which does not render images or offer category search facilities. Despite these differences any TomeRaider e-book can be browsed on all supported platforms. The Tomeraider website[3] claims to have over 4000 e-books available, including free versions of the Internet Movie Database and Wikipedia.
Arghos Diffusion
Format: | Arghos Reader |
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The original software remains unique in that it is powered by a complete server-based CMS system that allows the books to be created, published, and viewed remotely from a web server without requiring any custom software to be installed. Nishe Media went defunct in 2004, leaving the unfinished software to Interaxive Media who continued its development in Hong Kong. Though not widely used outside of Asia, it is now at version 3.0 and can be a server-based E-Book platform. It remains privately held by the original developer, Ryan Sutherland, owner and founder of Interaxive Media.
NISO Z39.86
Format: | DAISY | ||
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DAISY is an XML-based e-DAISY is an XML-based e-book format created by the DAISY international consortium of libraries for people with print disabilities. DAISY implementations have focused on two main types: audio e-books and text e-books. A subset of the DAISY format has been adopted by law in the United States as the National Instructional Material Accessibility Standard, and K-12 textbooks and instructional materials are now required to be provided to students with disabilities. 4
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Text Encoding Initiative
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TEI Lite is the most popular of the TEI-based (and thus XML-based or SGML-based) electronic text formats.
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