01 September 2009

SAMSUNG TO CHALLENGE KINDLE AND SONY E-READER

Samsung has said it aims to overtake the Kindle and the Sony e-Reader with sales of its newly-revealed device

According to the English language Korean Herald, the company announced it would be entering the market next year. Details of the product are expected to be revealed in January. Lew Jae-youn, vice president of Samsung Electronics, said: "We seek to become a bigger player than Amazon or Sony in the e-book market."

Currently their reading and writing device called the Papyrus is only available in Korea. Samsung Papyrus users can purchase digital content from online store Kyobo, which also owns Korea's biggest bookstore chain.