Barnes Noble Color eBook Reader Leaks Barnes Noble to Announce eBook on October 20 in New York City

Just last week we were talking about Barnes Noble s upcoming eBook
readers. Now we know that the company will launch an eBook reader next
week on October 20 at a special event hosted in New York City.
But this is where things become more interesting! In our recent article
we talked about two potential Barnes Noble readers, both created by
Plastic Logic. One was supposed to be available in regular gray by the
end of the year while the color version was rumored to arrive at some
point next year. In the mean time we heard that Barnes Noble has
denied the existence of a color eBook reader. The regular grayscale
version is however on track and should be unveiled next week. Barnes
Noble has even sent out invites for a major event in our company s
history scheduled for October 20 in NYC.
So do you really think that the color version is out of the question?
Well then how can the picture above be explained? Gizmodo has unveiled
what looks to be the official picture of a color eBook reader that s
supposed to be available in Barnes Noble stores soon.
The device in the picture comes apparently with an 800 x 600 6-inch gray
e-ink display and a multitouch 480 x 144 color LCD screen placed under
it. So there you have it folks, that is supposed to be Barnes Noble s
color eBook reader. The color LCD could work as a book cover browser and
as a virtual keyboard, but it will probably have other features too.
Will this reader be cheaper or more expansive that the Kindle 2? It s
rumored that the Barnes Noble reader will come with 3G support which
means that carriers could offer it for a subsidized price. Unfortunately
we don t have any pricing details at this point and no carrier has
mentioned any eBook plans for now. What are your thoughts on this
rumored Barnes Noble eBook reader?