Samsung

“Samsung Papyrus”

Samsung is to launch a touchscreen ebook reader to take on the Amazon Kindle Pocket-lint has learnt. The new model called Papyrus will launch in Korea in shortly with the aim to eventually launch in the UK and US, a spokesperson for Samsung told Pocket-lint.

A5 in size, the model, which will come in a range of colours, will feature a stylus for touching the screen and 512MB of on-board memory for storing content. There is no SD card slot.

Aside from being able to let you read the latest digital versions of your favourite books, the model will also continue