Samsung has entered another contender in the rapidly growing electronic reader market
Samsung has had plans for a while to get into the e-reader market. Originally named, the Papyrus, Samsung has renamed its electronic reader the SNE-50K (I preferred Papyrus). The SNE-50K will initially be sold only in South Korea and Samsung has made no announcements about a possible North American release.
The SNE-50K is a small e-reader, featuring a 5 inch screen and weighing in at only 6.5 ounces. It has 512 MB of memory and is compatible with TXT files and PDF files.
The SNE-50K will also support handwriting recognition software, so users can write and store notes, calendars and schedules. These features are similar to those which night be found on a PDA.
Samsung has partnered with a South Korean online book seller, Kyobo Bookstore Company. Kyobo currently lists about 2500 South Korean e-book titles. The Samsung SNE-50K will sell on Kyobo's website as well as a few of its brick-and-mortar locations.
