iRex has announced that it has formed a couple of content partnerships that'll give owners of its devices something to read. The e-reader manufacturer, which recently launched the DR800SG to generally favourable reviews, has formed deals with?NewspaperDirect and LibreDigital.

Those two companies will provide access to more than 1200 magazines and newspapers when the DR800SG arrives in retail stores in the States. iRex says, pointedly, that the figure is 1100 more titles than available on competing devices.

iRex's CEO, Kevin Hamilton, told Pocket-lint: "For eReader users the device itself becomes secondary to the reading experience and the content they can access via that device. A key part of our strategy is to provide no-hassle access to a variety of content, and adding these industry leaders is a significant step in that direction".

The iRex DR800SG has an 8.1-inch screen, e-Ink display and will be made available in the States later in the year. It'll cost $400, which includes wireless access to downloadable content - no contract is required.

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iRex forms content deals originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:07:08 +0100

Barnes & Noble will announced details of its own e-Reader next week, the company has confirmed.

Invites are slowly making their way to journalists asking them to join them to a "major event in the company's history".

The Wall Street Journal has already reported that the company is working on its own e-Reader to rival products from Amazon and Sony.

Barnes & Noble has already struck deals to serve as the bookstore for e-Readers made by others, including Plastic Logic.

The news comes following an announcement with iRex in September and the launch of its own online book store in July.

The online book store will bring some 700,000 titles to customers keen to read, will cost $9.99 per book and in the process leapfrog Amazon's ebook offerings, making it the world's biggest ebook retailer, said the company.

Looking to appeal to a wider audience, the company will offer software for the iPhone, BlackBerry handsets, PC and Mac as well as signing an exclusive deal with e-reader maker Plastic Logic.

At the time, the company said that it was working with Plastic Logic to create a new e-Reader device that would measure 8.5 x 11 inches and offer wireless connectivity when it becomes available in early 2010.

We will keep you posted.

UPDATE: Plastic Logic has announced the Que ebook reader to launch in partnership with Barnes & Noble.

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Barnes and Noble to announce new e-Reader originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:29:44 +0100