Xiaomi has released a number of e-readers, some of them have been subcontracted to other companies for distribution and sales. This is the case in the T6 e-reader that came out earlier this year. Xiaomi also developed the Moan W7, a digital note taking device. It was first announced in the spring, but still is not available in China yet. Xiaomi is not done with new e-readers this year, they have something new up their sleeves.
Mijia is a sub-brand of Xiaomi and they sell everything from action cameras and to pens and protective glasses. This is the company that is planning to enter the e-reader segment with an e-reader that Xiaomi has developed and offer it available on their crowdfunding platform.
This news stems from the official Mijia account on Weibo and has shared a couple of design schematics that showcase its upcoming e-reader. The device, price and specs should be going live on November 20th. We should know around then, what this brings to the table.
The images basically show a six inch e-reader with a touchscreen and no buttons. It remains to be seen what ebook ecosystem will be loaded on the device, so people can easily buy books. JD Read seems to be a popular digital bookstore and also sells the T6 e-reader on their website, they are a natural partner.
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
