NEW YORK - BORDERS Group Inc said on Thursday it has reached a deal with the maker of the upcoming Alex electronic reader that will prominently feature the US bookseller's e-bookstore on the device when the site is launched later this year.
The Alex e-reader will give the borders.com e-book site top billing, featuring it on its initial screen, a Borders spokesman told Reuters, though shoppers will be able to buy and read books from other sources on their Alex e-reader.
The Alex device, designed by Spring Design, uses Google Android software and will be launched on Feb 22 and sell for US$399 (S$558). It was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Thursday.
In November, Spring Design sued Borders rival Barnes & Noble Inc, saying that company's Nook e-reader illegally copied Spring Design's dual screen design after the two discussed a possible partnership.
Rivals Amazon.com Inc and Barnes & Noble have both introduced their own e-readers.
Borders, the No. 2 bricks-and-mortar US bookseller behind Barnes & Noble, last month said it would launch an e-books website by June that would be powered by Kobo Inc, a spin off of Canadian bookseller Indigo Books & Music Inc. The Borders e-book store will offer two million titles. -- REUTERS
The Alex e-reader will give the borders.com e-book site top billing, featuring it on its initial screen, a Borders spokesman told Reuters, though shoppers will be able to buy and read books from other sources on their Alex e-reader.
The Alex device, designed by Spring Design, uses Google Android software and will be launched on Feb 22 and sell for US$399 (S$558). It was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Thursday.
In November, Spring Design sued Borders rival Barnes & Noble Inc, saying that company's Nook e-reader illegally copied Spring Design's dual screen design after the two discussed a possible partnership.
Rivals Amazon.com Inc and Barnes & Noble have both introduced their own e-readers.
Borders, the No. 2 bricks-and-mortar US bookseller behind Barnes & Noble, last month said it would launch an e-books website by June that would be powered by Kobo Inc, a spin off of Canadian bookseller Indigo Books & Music Inc. The Borders e-book store will offer two million titles. -- REUTERS
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