Fnac unveils its own eReader, the FnacBook.

The Sagem-manufactured eReader uses an E-Ink display and has wifi and 3G connectivity. It is slim (1cm thick)  weighs 240gm and has 2Gb memory, expandable via microSD.

It will go on sale in mid-Nov. for Fnac's Xmas season.  Books and stationary are Fnac's 3rd largest product category (2009).

Fnac Chairman and CEO Christophe Cuvilier says he is anxious to see fixed book prices applied to e-books (with book VAT of 5.5% instead of the current 19.6%) at least in his native France.

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