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The Sony Reader (ソニー・リーダー) was a line of e-book readers manufactured by Sony.The first model was the PRS-500 released in September 2006 and was related to the earlier Sony Librie, the first commercial E Ink e-reader in 2004 using an electronic paper display developed by E Ink Corporation. [1]
The Catalog Library records reader books in a personalized home page, and books are displayed with ClearType to improve readability. A user can add annotations and notes to any page, create large-print e-books with a single command, or create free-form drawings on the reader pages. A built-in dictionary allows the user to look up words.
The DPT-S1 Digital Paper can display only PDF files at their native size and lacks the ability to display any other e-book formats. [4] The reader has been criticized for being too expensive for most consumers, with an initial price of US$1,100, falling to $700 at its end. [5] [failed verification] The reader is lightweight and has low power ...
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 Onyx Boox Max Carta is an Android 4.0 based e-reader/tablet with 13.3-inch E Carta flexible display 1650×2200 screen. [ 12 ] The Onyx Boox Max 2 is an Android 6 based e-reader/tablet with a 13.3-inch E Mobius 1650×2200 screen with 2 GB RAM, 32 GB internal memory, stereo output, microphone, HDMI and USB 2 specifications [ 13 ]
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. [1] [2] Any device that can display text on a screen may act as an e-reader; however, specialized e-reader ...
A 2017 study found that even when accounting for the emissions created in manufacturing the e-reader device, substituting more than 4.7 print books a year resulted in less greenhouse gas emissions than print. [171] While an e-reader costs more than most individual books, e-books may have a lower cost than paper books. [172]
Calibre (pronounced cal-i-ber) is a cross-platform free and open-source suite of e-book software. Calibre supports organizing existing e-books into virtual libraries, displaying, editing, creating and converting e-books, as well as syncing e-books with a variety of e-readers.