{"id":139805,"date":"2010-01-05T08:06:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/05\/spring-design-strikes-deal-with-google-to-bring-more-books-to-its-alex-ereader\/"},"modified":"2010-01-05T08:06:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T13:06:06","slug":"spring-design-strikes-deal-with-google-to-bring-more-books-to-its-alex-ereader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/139805","title":{"rendered":"Spring Design Strikes Deal With Google To Bring More Books To Its Alex eReader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/dd1c7_google-spring.png\" class=\"shot2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.springdesign.com\/resource\/jsp\/\">Spring Design<\/a>, developer of the dual-screen <a href=\"http:\/\/springdesign.com\/resource\/jsp\/products\/Products.jsp;jsessionid=12E820B51C4CEBAE2E96063804C8F5C4.standalone\">Alex eReader<\/a>, has struck a deal with Google that gives users of the device access to more than one million Google Books online or downloaded using Alex\u2019s touch-screen browser and search apps. Spring Design is set to debut its Alex eReader at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas later this week.<\/p>\n<p>The device will feature a Google Android-based platform with full Web browsing capabilities, Wi-Fi connectivity, audio and video playback and image viewing in a variety of formats. The Alex eReader will also be able to run a number of Android apps.<\/p>\n<p>The Alex eReader boasts a 6\u201d EPD (Electronic Paper Display) screen which allows users to browse the Web in full color while simultaneously searching for and reading digital books. Users can thus click on hyperlinks within online books that lead to relevant information or multimedia content found online in order to enrich their reading experience. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EPUB\">EPUB<\/a> digital books can be searched and downloaded using Google API applications provided by Alex\u2019s eReader.<\/p>\n<p>Spring Design made headlines late last year when it <a href=\"http:\/\/jkontherun.com\/2009\/11\/03\/spring-design-sues-barnes-and-noble-nook-infringes-on-the-alex\/\">sued Barnes &#38; Nobles<\/a> for alleged infringement by stealing trade secrets and copying features from the Alex eReader for its Nook product. Google, meanwhile, is still <a href=\"http:\/\/googlewatch.eweek.com\/content\/google_book_search\/google_book_search_engineer_on_pbs_news_hour.html\">caught up in litigation<\/a> with authors and publishers over its <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/\">Book Search<\/a> product, although <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/googlebooks\/agreement\/\">preliminary approval<\/a> of a settlement was reached on November 19, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/dd1c7_alex.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Crunch Network<\/em><\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobilecrunch.com\/\">MobileCrunch<\/a><em> <\/em>Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/tJGJsePDnJmLEnbrLkwSWlcrcVE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/dd1c7_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/tJGJsePDnJmLEnbrLkwSWlcrcVE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/dd1c7_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=4pS1hyUEsZk:Zh8d6w-t8KA:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/dd1c7_Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=4pS1hyUEsZk:Zh8d6w-t8KA:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/dd1c7_Techcrunch?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=4pS1hyUEsZk:Zh8d6w-t8KA:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/456bd_Techcrunch?i=4pS1hyUEsZk:Zh8d6w-t8KA:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=4pS1hyUEsZk:Zh8d6w-t8KA:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/456bd_Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=4pS1hyUEsZk:Zh8d6w-t8KA:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/456bd_Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/456bd_4pS1hyUEsZk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~3\/4pS1hyUEsZk\/\" >Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring Design, developer of the dual-screen Alex eReader, has struck a deal with Google that gives users of the device access to more than one million Google Books online or downloaded using Alex\u2019s touch-screen browser and search apps. 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