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It is said that- “Books are our best friends” With their pages they help us sail through countless emotions and travel distant lands while lying on a couch! For those who love to keep their favourite books always with them, e-book reader is the right device. These dedicated e-book readers come with their own e-book reading software. The handy gadget can hold thousands of e-books and what’s more is that most of the e-book readers available in the market has an inbuilt dictionary, mp3 player which makes it a complete package for the book lovers. The device is rapidly gaining popularity and many giant technology players have joined the e-book reader device market, the most popular one being Amazon’s Kindle which is banking on its first mover advantage. One of the coolest feature of this gadget is that you can order books online, browse through the journals and newspapers using 3G or WiFi. You can also change the page layout, fonts or use text to speech conversion feature, according to your requirement and mood.
These devices use the electronic paper, e-ink which is similar to the ordinary ink and gives the reading experience analogous to that of a paper book. Unlike other electronic devices, it can be used for reading under direct sunlight as well. Keeping in view its usability as a traveling companion e-book reader device has an excellent battery backup of up to seven days.
E-book reader is a convenient option for the book lovers. Conveying all the pleasures of reading, its only disadvantage when compared with a paper book could be that you would need to be a little more careful about not spilling your coffee over it and can’t probably use it as a pillow in case you doze off while reading!
List of ebook reading devices
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Acer – LumiRead
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Amazon – Kindle
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Barnes & Nobles – Nook
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Foxit – eSlick
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Infibeam – Pi
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iriver – Story
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iRex – iLiad
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Samsung – Papyrus
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Sony – PRS
There are many other branded and non-branded Chinese devices also available in the market.
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