iriver Story HD will be the first reader with the integration of Google eBooks

July 17, that is, next Sunday, a device for reading electronic books iriver Story HD from the South Korean company iriver will appear in the American network of stores Target and in the online store Target.com . This will be the first reader with the integration of the open Google platform eBooks launched in December , through which users will be able to buy and read books from the Google eBookstore via Wi-Fi.

iriver Story HD will cost $ 139.99 - as much as the Kindle and Nook Simple Touch Reader. The reader has a 6-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 × 768, which makes it a device with the highest resolution in its class.

Users will have access to hundreds of thousands of books from the Google eBookstore for purchase and more than 3 million for free. Unlike other Google compatible eBookstore devices , Story HD users will be able to buy and read books from Google eBookstore via Wi-Fi.
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As stated in the official Google blog, the Google eBooks platform is designed to be open to all publishers, retailers and manufacturers. Manufacturers, such as iriver, can use the Google Books API to connect their devices to the full Google eBooks catalog.

If among you there are suddenly manufacturers of readers, and even those who want to integrate their devices with Google eBooks, then do not hesitate and write to books-devices-request@google.com.