{"id":4208,"date":"2010-01-05T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/iriver-story-ereader-hits-us-shores-this-month-pricing-still-a-terrifying-mystery-iriver\/"},"modified":"2010-01-05T17:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T17:29:00","slug":"iriver-story-ereader-hits-us-shores-this-month-pricing-still-a-terrifying-mystery-iriver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/iriver-story-ereader-hits-us-shores-this-month-pricing-still-a-terrifying-mystery-iriver.php","title":{"rendered":"iRiver Story Ereader Hits US Shores This Month; Pricing Still a Terrifying Mystery [IRiver]"},"content":{"rendered":"

iRiver's Story eReader<\/a> has taken its sweet time making a stateside appearance, and as of today, it's still not here. But it's coming! Sometime in January, to be \"specific.\" But will it be as comically expensive as its European counterpart?<\/p>

Hopefully, no. But probably? Yes. The Story has reviewed<\/a> fairly well, with testers citing attractive (if obviously derivative) industrial design, ePub support and a decent screen among its strengths, but with a sky-high price tag—the equivalent to $320—more or less pulling it out of the running, especially when cheaper reader like the Kindle and Nook come with 3G and Wi-Fi, the former being excluded on the Story, and the latter not making an appearance until \"early Q2,\" possibly at a premium.<\/p>

In other words, iRiver: you need to make this thing cheaper, or else it will drown. Ok! [iRiver<\/a>]<\/p>

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