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Kindle Is Cool, but Color E-book May Save Civilization

in News on March 19, 2009 at 10:32 am PT

Is the digital savior of the sagging magazine industry finally in sight? On Wednesday, Fujitsu Frontech began selling the world’s first color e-paper e-book reader. Available on April 20 in Japan only, the gadget costs 99,970 yen, or more than $1,000. Until now, e-books like the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader have been limited to black and white or shades of gray, making them OK for reading plain books and newspapers that like to use stipple drawings, but not great for colorful print media such as magazines.