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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.
An e-reader, also known as an e-book reader, is a portable electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading e-books and periodicals.E-readers have a similar form factor to a tablet; usually use electronic paper resulting in better screen readability, especially in bright sunlight; and have longer battery life when compared to a tablet.
The Kindle 2 added native PDF capability with the version 2.3 firmware upgrade. [28] The Kindle 1 could not read PDF files, but Amazon provides experimental conversion to the native AZW format, [29] with the caveat that not all PDFs may format correctly. [30] The Kindle 2 added the ability to play the Audible Enhanced (AAX) format.
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Mac OS X has built-in PDF support, both for creation as part of the printing system and for display using the built-in Preview application. Older PDF files are supported by almost all modern e-book readers, tablets and smartphones. Newer PDF files may not display properly on older e-readers, may not open, or may crash them.
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E Ink Triton, announced in November 2010, is a color display that is easy to read in high light. The Triton is able to display 16 shades of gray, and 4,096 colors. [ 44 ] E Ink Triton is used in commercially available products such as the Hanvon color e-reader, [ 45 ] JetBook Color made by ectaco and PocketBook Color Lux made by PocketBook .
Kindle Fire showing components, back cover removed. The Amazon Fire, formerly called the Kindle Fire, is a line of tablet computers developed by Amazon.Built with Quanta Computer, the Kindle Fire was first released in November 2011, featuring a color 7-inch multi-touch display with IPS technology and running on Fire OS, an Android-based operating system.