Kobo today kicked off Book Expo America with the launch of a new six-inch, one-button touchscreen e-reader — named, appropriately enough, the Kobo eReader Touch Edition. Priced at $130 — $10 cheaper than Amazon’s Kindle — the pocket-sized device strives for a reading experience more akin to that of old timey paper books, courtesy of a Zeforce infrared touchscreen, new Pearl eInk technology, and a freescale i.MX507 processor for faster page turning. Click on through for more details and our impressions of this little reader.
Gallery: Kobo eReader Touch Edition Hands-on
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