Of all the technologies that enable us to read books on electronic devices – including Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBooks – I’ve been most impressed with Blio, the e-reader software developed by noted singularitarian Ray Kurzweil. Word comes in from Engadget that Toshiba will be using Blio to power its forthcoming e-book store, which will be capable of running on notebook computers, smart phones, tablet computers and other devices.
No word on when Book Place will be going live, although a a “coming soon” page is already online.