Podcast: Plastic Logic's answer to the Kindle
Plastic Logic has developed a reading device that's thinner and more durable than the Kindle, and is designed for reading business documents.
Larry Magid
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As Amazon.com proved with its popular Kindle, consumers are interested in reading books on handheld devices. Plastic Logic has developed its own reading device, which is thinner and more durable than the Kindle and is aimed mostly for reading business documents. Joe Eschbach, Plastic Logic's vice president of marketing, explains in this interview.
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