Excellent Photos by Maximum PC of the Spring Design eBook Reader: Inside & Out

You might recall how I thought that Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook reader was a relabeled Spring Design Alex ebook reader. Then, we learned that…

Thought the Spring Alex and Barnes & Noble Nook eBook Readers Looked Similar? Spring Suing B&N

Both devices take market leader Amazon Kindle to task by adding a small color touchscreen display beneath the e-ink black and white ebook reading screen.

Maximum PC has an excellent collection of photos of the Spring Design Alex ebook reader in this article…

Hands-On: Spring Design’s Dual-Screen Android Alex eBook Reader

The photos also include the unit partially disassembled to let you see how the ebook reader screen is connected to the main board.

Dedicated ebook readers do make sense for my personal reading frequency and habits. So, I’m bypassing this entire generation of devices favoring using my iPod touch and iPhone for ebook reading instead. But, if these dedicated ebook reader devices ever get below $100, purchasing one could become a consideration.

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