On Monday, Barnes and Noble announced a partnership with Plastic Logic Inc. that will bring the companies into direct competition with the Amazon Kindle eBook reader. According to New Mexico Business Weekly, the Logic eReader measures 8.5 x 11 inches and has wireless capability. It also uses an electronic ink display, just like the Kindle. Electronic ink displays help conserve power — the device only has to draw upon the battery whenever you turn the page.

Today, AP writer Peter Svensson reports that AT&T will support the wireless function of the device, much like Sprint provides the wireless support for the Kindle. Now that the wireless piece is in place, we have ourselves a real ebook reader battle!

Of course, Sony has had an ebook reader called the Reader Digital on the market for a while now. Some people prefer the Sony device’s form factor over the somewhat awkwardly-shaped Kindle. But Sony’s eBook reader lacks one of the Kindle’s major selling points — wireless capability.