Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, portable device onto which the contents of a book in electronic format can be downloaded and read.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A hardware device used to read
e-books .
Etymologies
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Examples
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SAN FRANCISCO - A recent analysis from IHS iSuppli determined that Amazon's $79 Kindle e-reader, which is the online retailer's cheapest Kindle thus far, costs $84.25 to make.
The Seattle Times 2011
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In late May, it will introduce a $179 e-reader that doubles as a photo frame and can run four apps at once.
Pandigital, Sony and Kodak offer new digital photo frames 2010
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In late May, it will introduce a $179 e-reader that doubles as a photo frame and can run four apps at once.
Pandigital, Sony and Kodak offer new digital photo frames 2010
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 I have no idea how double page spreads are going to read once the whole industry moves to digital comics, but I†™ m hopeful the e-reader of the future is large enough to allow such design to continue, as Lafuente uses the expanded horizontal format to allow the images to flow with the fast paced verbiage of Bendis.
Review: Ultimate (comics) Spider-Man #4 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Are there other e-reader features that are limiting impact in the near-term?
Dinkar Jain: Gutenberg 2.0: Kindling the Reading Habit Dinkar Jain 2011
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Amazon, whose Kindle e-reader has helped transform the book business, also has a program called AmazonCrossing that taps books originally published abroad, usually by traditional publishers, and makes them available in translation in the U.S.
Author, Amazon.com Elbow Aside Middleman Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg 2011
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Thanks Victoria! heidenkind – I love free books. * g* And though the e-reader is easier, I had no problem reading the HTML versions of books (though some books come only in. txt versions, ack!).
Vintage Reviews: When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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For those of you following Shadow Unit on your mobile electronic reading devices, the mighty Arachne Jericho has updated her fan-produced e-reader bootleg.
eleanor trembles. eleanor moans. matociquala 2009
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Reading fiction in Project Gutenberg is a great idea – I wish I had an e-reader so it would be easier.
Vintage Reviews: When a Man Marries by Mary Roberts Rinehart | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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Are there other e-reader features that are limiting impact in the near-term?
Dinkar Jain: Gutenberg 2.0: Kindling the Reading Habit Dinkar Jain 2011
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