As August winds to a close, there are a number of ebook readers and related items on sale, so I decided to put them all together in one long list instead of doing separate posts for each offer.

Note: These prices are current as of this post; obviously they will change as time goes by. Expiration dates are given when available.

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Over the past year, ereader prices have dropped considerably. This time last year the Kindle and Nook were both selling for $259. The original Kobo was released in May 2010 for the all-time low price of $149.

Now there are several ebook readers priced under $120, even E Ink devices with paper-like screens. If you’ve been holding off getting an ebook reader, now is the time to get one for cheap.

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I happened across a new inexpensive ereader this morning on Amazon called the Gemei GM2000, a cross between an ebook reader and portable media player.

The Gemei GM2000 isn’t new exactly; there are a few articles about it from last summer, but it’s relatively new to the US market, having been available in Asia mostly by the looks of things.

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Although I wouldn’t particularly recommend it, the Sharper Image Literati is on sale today for $49.99 plus $5 shipping at Woot.com. At that price any ereader is hard to pass up, despite its shortcomings.

The Literati is a 7″ LCD ereader that ties in with the Kobo ebookstore. It will also work with Adobe DRM’d EPUB and PDF ebooks acquired from other sources, including free library ebooks.

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Mirasol is an alternative display technology that Qualcomm has been working to perfect for mass-production over the past few years to use for color ereader displays.

Mirasol displays are a lot like existing monochrome E Ink screens in that they use little to no energy when an image is on-screen and don’t use back-lighting so require external lighting for viewing—more light enhances the display quality instead of worsening it like with LCD.

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If you didn’t receive that ereader you were hoping to get for Christmas, there are some post holiday ereader sales going on that you might find interesting.

For the most part there weren’t any really outstanding deals for ereaders over the holiday season; most of the devices that were on sale can still be had for about the same price now.

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Here’s a look at a 7″ color ereader from SVP that I happened to find listed on Amazon.com, buried deep down, hard to find.

Like many other 7″ LCD ereaders, the SVP EB701 is a multipurpose device that can play videos, music, and display photos. For ebooks it supports Adobe DRM (EPUB and PDF) as well as DRM-free TXT, HTML, DOC, WORD, PDF, FB2, PDB, and EPUB formats.

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Here’s an interesting device I stumbled upon at Walmart.com while checking out the new listing for the Kobo WiFi, the Ematic EB101B 7″ eBook Reader.

This device looks like it has the same exact hardware as a variety of other devices going by different names. These companies buy them in bulk from China, slap their logo on them, and then the products end up at places like Walmart for nice and cheap.

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I received the following email in regards to an eReader drawing where 2 Nooks, 2 Kobo Readers, and 1 Alex Reader will be given away to help support the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund. The drawing’s tickets cost $1. Entrants can purchase an unlimited number of tickets until November 22nd, 2010 when the drawing ends.

Here’s the full press release:

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There’s suddenly a number of sales going on for ebook readers and tablets, with several coming in at just $99. Borders is running a sale on all of their ereaders and tablets, and Walgreens of all places has a really inexpensive Android Tablet for sale.

First, Borders has the Velocity Micro Cruz Reader marked down to $169, $30 off the regular price. The Cruz Tablet isn’t discounted but comes with a $25 gift card on all pre-orders.

For ereaders, Borders has the original Kobo eReader marked down to $99, which includes double Borders bucks, and the Aluratek Libre is down to $99 as well.

All of these deals at Borders last until 10/31, which includes 20% off all ereader accessories with the purchase of an ereader.

Lastly, Walgreens has the Maylong M-150 Android Tablet on sale this week for $99. It is a 7-inch tablet that runs Android 1.6.

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