e-book reader
Sign in to savethumb|Amazon (company)|Amazon's Kindle Keyboard e-reader displaying a page of an e-book An e-reader, also called an e reader or e device, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.
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- Overview
- History
- E-reader applications
- Impact
- Criticism
- Disadvantages of epaper display
- Closed ecosystems for retrieving ebooks and lack of freedom
- Positive aspects
- Popular e-readers
- Alternative e-readers devices or platform
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Amazon (company)|Amazon's Kindle Keyboard e-reader displaying a page of an e-book An e-reader, also called an e reader or e device, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.
Any device that can display text on a screen may act as an e-reader; however, specialized e-reader devices may optimize portability, readability, and battery life for this purpose. Their main advantage over printed books is portability: an e-reader is capable of storing thousands of books while weighing less than a single one. Another advantage is the convenience provided by add-on features.