The Kno single- and dual-screen 14” nVidia Tegra e-textbook tablets that we’ve covered here before are shipping this week. The tablets are priced at $599 and $899, not a bad price for a screen of that size compared to the iPad, if they work as well.

Engadget reports that this does not mean the tablets are widely available yet, however; they’re only shipping pre-orders now. Those who want to order now will still have to put in a request and wait to get an invitation. TechCrunch also has some coverage.

I remain skeptical that the form factor will promote usability—after all, we’re talking about something the size and weight of a laptop that you hold open like a book—but at least the company has actually managed to ship its product. Not all the companies who announced e-readers in the last year or so can say that.

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