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Barnes & Noble Confirms Que proReader for January

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Bookseller Barnes & Noble confirmed today that it will be offering the Plastic Logic Que proReader through its Web site and retail stores this January. Announced by Plastic Logic earlier this month, the Que proReader is aimed at business professionals rather than everyday consolers…although neither Barnes & Noble nor Plastic Logic have been specific about what exactly makes the proReader “mean business.”

“We are very excited to name Barnes & Noble as our first retail distribution partner and to have Que featured prominently in its stores,” said plastic Logic CEO Richard Archuleta, in a statement. “Que was designed from the ground up as a tool for busy business professionals, expanding the eReader market as its first and only proReader.”

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Both companies say specs, pricing, and availability information on the Que proReader will only be available when the reader debuts at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2010. However, press materials have indicated the proReader will support PDF, Word, Excel, and other document formats not necessarily found in a consumer eReader, and will feature a “shatterproof” plastic display—which will also be the largest touchscreen in the eReader market.

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