Plastic Logic, the maker of an e-reader targeting business users, told customers on Thursday that it would delay the delivery of its first Que readers until the summer. The company had said at the Consumer Electronics Show in January that the device would be delivered in mid-April.

In an e-mail to customers who pre-ordered the product, Plastic Logic’s CEO Richard Archuleta said that delay was due to an effort to “fine-tune the features and enhance the overall product experience,” he wrote. He added: “I can imagine that you want to get your QUE proReader as soon as possible. We are sorry for the delay. For your inconvenience, the shipping charges will be on us.”

Betty Taylor, a spokeswoman for the company, said in an e-mail that that Plastic Logic has seen “overwhelmingly positive response” to its device since CES. “We’re confident Que is going to remain on the most wanted list of mobile business professionals – and that there’s still ample room in the nascent eReader market to compete, especially for those who are not solely focused on the crowded eBook space,” she wrote.

As for the reasons for the delay, Taylor said delivering cutting-edge technology sometimes take longer than expected. The company wants “customers to have an optimal experience when Que ships,” she wrote.

Plastic Logic, which expects Que models to be priced between $649 and $799, joins a crowded field of E Ink-based e-readers that are competing at one end of the market with Amazon’s dominant Kindle, and on the other end with Apple iPad, which arrives in stores in early April.

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