Foxit's eSlick is the cheapest ebook reader

09 January 2009 | 16:07 - By Stefano Boscutti

The Kindle may be good, if aging, and Sony's Reader may be groovy yet expensive, but Foxit's upcoming eSlick has a killer advantage over both: its price.

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Sneaking in at a launch price of $229 makes eSlick nearly half the price of Sony's $399 e-book reading machine.  And it's not far off being a third cheaper than the full-price Amazon Kindle at $359.  The device has a 6-inch 600 x 800-pixel reflective screen, is roughly the size of a "medium-sized paperback," weighing about as much as a 200-pager.  Gee, an ebook that feels like a real book?  About time, yes?

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/foxits-eslick-cheapest-e-book-reader

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