{"id":408602,"date":"2010-03-09T11:03:30","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T16:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5489184"},"modified":"2010-03-09T11:03:30","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T16:03:30","slug":"samsungs-barnes-noble-ereader-launch-ruined-by-the-existence-of-the-nook-ereaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/408602","title":{"rendered":"Samsung&#8217;s Barnes &amp; Noble eReader Launch Ruined By the Existence of the Nook [EReaders]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- videoId: Ilkn8dHteOE --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/v\\\/Ilkn8dHteOE&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":412,\"ratio\":0.824,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"youtube\"} );\n<\/script><!-- \/videoId: Ilkn8dHteOE -->I respect what Barnes &#038; Noble is doing with this multi-reader ebook strategy, and I&#8217;m glad Samsung&#8217;s finally been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/samsung-announces-launch-of-highly-anticipated-ereader-for-the-us-market-2010-03-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp\">brought in from the cold<\/a>, into the warm presence of a real ebook collection, but $300 for <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5477540\/remainders-+-the-things-we-didnt-post-caught-on-video-edition\/gallery\/1\">this thing<\/a>? <em>Really?<\/em> <strong>UPDATED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A six-inch-screened device with a sliding keypad, the Samsung E6&#8217;s biggest draw is probably its stylus, which allows for full, paper-style annotation and notetaking. But the dual-display Nook, which itself is considered one of the pricier e-readers, costs less, and has 3G&mdash;a price and feature gap that&#8217;ll stare every potential E4 buyer right in the face, since the two readers will be sold side-by-side in Barnes &#038; Noble stores. <strong>UPDATED<\/strong>: The price is actually $300; dropped from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsungusanews.com\/2010\/01\/samsung-unveils-its-first-e-book-for-reading-writing-and-sharing-on-the-go\/\">original official price<\/a> of $400. It&#8217;s not clear if the readers will be sold in stores, or if they&#8217;ll merely tap into B&#038;N&#8217;s book store.<\/p>\n<p>The Samsung E6 will arrive, awkwardly, in Spring. 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