Hewlett-Packard is taking things to a new level offering a $399 all-in-one Photosmart eStation that includes a web-browsing tablet. The tablet comes with WiFi and 7-inch diagonal screen pre-loaded with Barnes and Noble eBookstore, Facebook and music player among other Apps. Read the Seattle Times post for pictures and video here.
And, our friend Jorgen dropped off a link to a Futurebook.net story about moves in the publishing industry that might start a dangerous climb in the price of eBooks as publishers again chortle over the idea of adopting the expensive agency pricing model for eBooks.
It’s a great idea if they want to encourage piracy and file sharing. But the truth is the move is nothing short of a money grab. Sadly, the consumer pays for this needless manipulation of the market. (At least until the black market gets into the swing of it.)
