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An '''eBook reader''', or ''ereader'', is a hand-held device for reading electronic books and other materials which historically were published in paper form. | An '''eBook reader''', or ''ereader'', is a hand-held device for reading electronic books and other materials which historically were published in paper form. | ||
{{Image|Kindle2.JPG|right|250px|Kindle 2 ebook reader}} | |||
The first commercially successful ereader was the ''Kindle'', which began to be sold by [[Amazon]] in 200?, and it was closely followed by the ''Nook'' (Barnes & Noble). Ultimately, these specialized devices may end up being superceded by the corresponding [[app]] on tabled computing devices. However, the lasting development is the development of workable, standardized formats for electronic books, such as [[mobi]], which allow a book to be transferred to any one of a variety of different reading devices, programs, or apps. | The first commercially successful ereader was the ''Kindle'', which began to be sold by [[Amazon]] in 200?, and it was closely followed by the ''Nook'' (Barnes & Noble). Ultimately, these specialized devices may end up being superceded by the corresponding [[app]] on tabled computing devices. However, the lasting development is the development of workable, standardized formats for electronic books, such as [[mobi]], which allow a book to be transferred to any one of a variety of different reading devices, programs, or apps. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 5 August 2013
An eBook reader, or ereader, is a hand-held device for reading electronic books and other materials which historically were published in paper form.
The first commercially successful ereader was the Kindle, which began to be sold by Amazon in 200?, and it was closely followed by the Nook (Barnes & Noble). Ultimately, these specialized devices may end up being superceded by the corresponding app on tabled computing devices. However, the lasting development is the development of workable, standardized formats for electronic books, such as mobi, which allow a book to be transferred to any one of a variety of different reading devices, programs, or apps.