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Weird. Barnes and Noble announces another reader before the Nook has even had a chance to ship? Seems like they could have timed this a little better and maybe

Weird. Barnes and Noble announces another reader before the Nook has even had a chance to ship? Seems like they could have timed this a little better and maybe announced them under the same brand.

yan 17y ago
They're targeted towards two different markets (personal e-book readers vs. business), made by two companies utilizing two different display technologies. (I think the Que has something designed specifically by PlasticLogic, not the usual eInk displays the readers get)
- pclark 17y ago
  Not quite. The Que is printed on plastic (or polymer transistors, i guess. I'm no chemist), as opposed to traditional silicon. It uses the same e-ink display as every other reader, the Que also has no glass. There is a certain amount of disparity in response times due to how good the firmware is on the respective e-reader. Plastic is cheaper, more rugged and easier to produce than silicon.
  - pclark 17y ago
    Am I mis-informed?
mwexler 17y ago
I understand that lots of nooks have shipped. If you order one today, you won't get it for about a month when I write this (accd to http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp?cds2Pid=32280 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp?cds2Pid=32280), but nooks are shipping now if you ordered one previously.
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