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eBookman — The Franklin eBookman, released in 1999 and now discontinued, also had PDA functions and could play and record sounds. Photograph: PR

Gemstar ebook — Henry Yuen, the chairman of Gemstar, poses with his company's ebook reader that was released in 2000. It too has since been discontinued. Photograph: Getty

Philips ebook — The Philips ebook, which pioneered the use of E Ink's electronic paper technology. Photograph: Rex

sony librie — The Sony Librie, released only in Japan in 2004. It was the forerunner of the Sony Reader, which was released in the US last year. Photograph: Public domain

Irex ebook — The iLiad, from iRex. The display uses the E Ink display film and also has a touchscreen for stylus input. Photograph: Getty

The Amazon Kindle ebook reader — The new ebook on the block, Amazon's Kindle. It sells for $399 (£194), has 90,000 title available for download and weighs just 290g. Photograph: PR

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