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BY DANNY MATTESON

ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO

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After another jump into the social media battle with Google+, Google now plans to go head to head in another arena -- e-readers.

Partnering with electronics company iriver (I-river), Google announced it will launch the company’s first eBooks compatible e-reader later this week. CNN has the details.

“Called the iriver Story HD, the e-book reader is designed to give users easy access to the 3 million free titles Google holds in addition to a few hundred thousand paid titles, with a price and design that is very similar to Amazon's Kindle.”

One advantage the Story will have over competitors is its display. Called the ‘highest-resolution 6-inch e-reader’ by it’s manufacturer, the Story comes equipped with a 1024 x 768 display - compared to the Kindle’s 800 x 600.

A writer for Engadget has nothing but praise for the Story’s display -- for a different reason.

“Sun rays are, as expected, absolutely no problem and we have to admit that on first sight we thought the device had a sticker affixed to its front -- its that good at reproducing printed materials.”

Still -- there’s always a “but.”

CBS’ TechTalk has one bone to pick with the Story’s user interface. 

“Unlike the iPad and Nook, Story HD does not have a touch-screen interface, which is kind of a drag. (Maybe it's already in the works for an update?)”

The new reader will be available exclusively through Target for the first six months but could potentially change the e-reader landscape in the future -- leading to a wave of new Google powered tablets. GottaBeMobile has more.

“What this does signify though is likely an upcoming wave of eReaders that will be powered by Google’s service. While only Amazon can make a reader that uses Kindle books, any device that makes use of the Adobe eBook platform can read Google eBooks. Just as you’ve seen every manufacturer under the sun making an Android phone, we could soon see a slew of eReaders marketing themselves as Google Readers.”

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