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This morning Google announced on its official blog that it’s partnering with iRiver to launch the first e-reader device with integrated Google eBooks platform. The iriver Story HD e-reader will be available starting July 17 at Target retail stores across the US and on Target.com.

The device will cost $139.99 and will allow users access to more than 3 million free titles and thousands of paid titles in the Google eBooks storefront that they can buy and read over Wi-Fi. The company says you’ll also be able to store your ebooks library in the cloud.

The iriver Story HD comes with a QWERTY keyboard and it is the lightest e-reader of its class. The device has a high-resolution 6-inch display, long battery life and fast page-turn performance.

“With the Story HD you can now browse, buy and read Google eBooks with your e-reader through Wi-Fi, rather than downloading and transferring them from computer to e-reader with a cord as you can already do with more than 80 compatible devices,” Pratip Banerji, Google Books Product Manager wrote in a blog post.

The search giant launched its eBooks platform in December, enabling users to read Google eBooks on any device with a modern browser, compatible ereaders, the Chrome Web Store as well as Android and iOS mobile devices through the Google Books mobile apps. Since December, Google has added new retailers and now includes titles from over 250 independent bookstores.

“The Story HD is a new milestone for us, as iriver becomes the first manufacturer to launch an e-reader integrated with Google eBooks,” Google said. According to the company, we can expect more Google eBooks-integrated devices to come in the future.

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