Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that the iriver Story HD e-reader will be available for sale at Target stores US-wide and on Target.com, beginning July 17, 2011. The iriver Story HD is projected as the first e-reader integrated with the open Google eBooks platform, through which one can buy and read Google eBooks over wi-fi.
The iriver Story HD is stated to be slim and lightweight with a high-resolution e-ink screen and a QWERTY keyboard for easy searching. It includes over-the-air access to hundreds of thousands of Google eBooks for sale and more than 3 million for free. The Story HD allows users to buy and read Google eBooks with e-readers through wi-fi, rather than downloading and transferring them from computer to e-readers with a cord as one can already do with more than 80 compatible devices.
The Google eBooks platform was built to be open to all publishers, retailers and manufacturers. Manufacturers like iriver can use Google Books APIs and services to connect their devices to the full Google eBooks catalogue for innovative access to a complete e-bookstore.
In December, Google eBooks launched with the ability to read Google eBooks on any device with a modern browser, on Android and iOS devices using the Google Books mobile apps, through Chrome Web Store app and on compatible e-readers. Since then, the company has added new retailers - growing to include more than 250 independent bookstores - and made Google eBooks available in the Android Market. It has also extended its affiliate network and updated its family of Google Books APIs.
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