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gearlog.com - 11/6/2009

Foxit eSlick E-Reader Update Adds ePub Support, Virtual Keyboard

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While we have nothing against the Foxit eSlick e-reader (and I really like the company's PDF reader software) the eSlick has flown somewhat underneath our radar. In part, that's because Foxit seems to be employing an unusual strategy of shipping the eSlick in rounds of products; for example, ...

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Engadget:  Foxit's eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

jkOnTheRun:  e-Book Echo: Sony Goes Indie; Foxit Goes ePUB; Nook Gets Sued

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RT @TedTreanor Foxit eSlick #eReader Adds #ePub Support. http://bit.ly/4ytZz 26 days ago

Foxit eSlick E-Reader Update Adds ePub Support, Virtual Keyboard http://bit.ly/3Q2EqI (via GearLog) 11/4/2009

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Foxit's eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame
Engadget — ... addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader, and a more flexible option than the Kindle. We looked around and have yet to spot the new firmware's download link, but chances are devices shipped this month will come preloaded with the new code. Still, Barnes & Noble's identical price tag will easily overshadow this in a few weeks -- hello Nook, goodbye eSlick. [Via Gearlog] ...

e-Book Echo: Sony Goes Indie; Foxit Goes ePUB; Nook Gets Sued
jkOnTheRun — ... this fine Sunday with the e-Book Echo, our take on the week in the digital publishing world. Sony is teaming up with indie publishers to allow such work to be carried in the company’s e-book store for Sony Reader customers. Sony is working with Smashwords and Author Solutions to handle e-books distributed by those services. This opens the door for authors to get their own self-published works onto the Sony Reader line of electronic readers. The Foxit eSlick reader is going to support the standard ePUB format for e-books. This support comes with ...