The best way to buy an e-reader is sight unseen. • fact • fiction Amazon is the only company that makes e-readers.
• fact • fiction An e-reader that utilizes so-called e-ink causes great strain on the eyes. • fact • fiction An e-reader with e-ink doesn't require a light for nighttime reading.
The E-book Reader Display - Amazon Kindle is the first ebook reader to allow users to download new books directly to the machine itself. Learn more about the Amazon. The ebook industry presents libraries with another obstacle, too. Ebooks are formatted to work with specific hardware and software programs. Because these different technologies are proprietary and sometimes incompatible, libraries are forced to provide some ebooks in multiple formats or limit their availability to one type of e-reader/software or another. Amazon.com's story is an e-commerce dream. Find out what makes Amazon different and how its technology infrastructure supports its sales approach.
• fact • fiction Some e-readers have full-color screens. • fact • fiction Some e-readers allow for streaming videos and full color animation. • fact • fiction All e-readers have the same battery life. • fact • fiction One of the factors determining battery length of e-readers is whether or not it's Wi-Fi connected all the time. • fact • fiction Kindle's eBook store gives readers access to more than 1 million books.
• fact • fiction Owners of Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader also have access to 2.5 million books. • fact • fiction All e-readers allow users to get books on loan from their public libraries. • fact • fiction Kindles and Nooks allow users to share books with one another. • fact • fiction E-readers provide access to books and magazines only via Wi-FI.
• fact • fiction Having an e-reader with just Wi-Fi is less expensive than one with 3G. • fact • fiction For frequent travelers, having an e-reader with 3G makes sense. • fact • fiction A Wi-Fi or 3G connection is the only way for an e-reader to download books and other reading material. • fact • fiction An e-reader with a color screen and 3G connection is the same price as one with a black and white screen and Wi-Fi. • fact • fiction E-readers are all about the same size. • fact • fiction Some e-readers have touch screens while others have traditional keyboards.
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• fact • fiction One GB of capacity on an e-reader can store 1,000 books. • fact • fiction.
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