On Tuesday, Samsung launched its first electronic reader after showing a sample at CES in January. It revealed all the specs of the device and also disclosed its partnership with Barnes & Noble.

At a press event in New York City, a Samsung Spokesperson, Vickie Cullen, said that the new Samsung eReader will allow people to take notes in the margins of e-book pages. During the event the company also introduced a number of CE products, 3D TVs, and a 3D Blu-ray player.

Users of Samsung's eReader can make changes in the electronic pages by underlining words. The built-in voice recording function can be used to create audio messages and annotations. It's also enables to read text loudly, if the electronic books support text-to-speech (TTS) technology.

Marketed in partnership with Barnes & Noble, the Samsung eReader comes in a slider form factor with a six-inch E-ink screen flaunting at 600x800 resolution in eight shades of grey.

Using the eReader's mini-USB port, one can import drawings and photos in JPEG and BMP formats as well as other files downloaded from the Internet to a PC.

This new device is likely to hit eth market this spring at a price of $299. The eReader is equipped with 26 GB of internal memory, plus an external Micro SD slot can expand storage by another 16 GB.