Sharp Corporation, Japan, has announced that it will launch a new cloud-based media service business named 'GALAPAGOS'. The service will aim to provide a new user experience while evolving to meet each customer's changing needs with a network service and device specifically designed for the Japanese market. The first effort in this area will be an e-bookstore service that is planned to begin in December this year. Two compatible tablet terminals have been developed specifically as e-book readers and will be introduced at the same time.
The new e-bookstore is projected to provide an 'Automatic Scheduled Delivery Service' (fee-based service) for periodical publications. The most recent editions of newspapers and magazines a user has subscribed to can be delivered and read by the user's e-book readers. In addition, free trial versions of recommended e-book content can also be delivered to the e-book reader, letting users immediately purchase content of their favour.
Two models of the e-book readers have been developed-a mobile type featuring a 5.5-inch LCD screen that reads like a paperback book, and a home type featuring a 10.8-inch high-resolution HD LCD that allows users to enjoy magazines formatted across a two-page spread.
Sharp will seek to provide for evolving e-book lifestyles by further enriching the content available through the service, and by expanding the functions of compatible terminal devices.
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