B&N to release competition for Amazon's Kindle with its "Nook" e-reader

[John Dishon]

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/barnes-nobles-kindle-killing...

Same price, sharing with others, color touchscreen, supports open formats such as EPUB, 2GB storage, wifi, b&w e-ink screen, discounted prices for ebooks (finally!)...the Kindle is in trouble.

[Benjamin Sobieck]

And what about the endless wave of "nookie" jokes that will surely come if this catches on?

"I did it all for nookie."

"I can't come to the phone, I'm busy with my nookie."

"It burns now that I got nookie."

(It's been a long day)

[I. J. Parker]

Frankly, I'm with Jon. That name is really a mistake. How will people engage in conversations about their Christmas presents?

[Daniel Hatadi]

There's quite a few coming out and being updated next year.

[John Dishon]

There's also an e-reader by Asus that will have dual, hinged screens, in full color.

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171566/asus_eee_reader_to_feature_dual_hinged_screens.html

[Jon Loomis]

The name's kind of funny, though--the Nook-e-reader. Huhuh...

[Daniel Hatadi]

Looks a lot better too!

[Jon Loomis]

Sounds much better than the Kindle, in theory, anyway.

[Daniel Hatadi]

Lots of new e-readers coming out around now. And then there's Google Edition next year.

It feels like next year will be the first true eReader year. I'm sure it'll be a few more until the dust settles.