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Originally Posted by hmls
Ahh, I had not thought of this second reason. I do have to point out though that I am no more distracted by my Cybook than I am with the good old fashioned paper magazine I replace it with when I turn it off during those times.
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I agree, but the again, Readers are still pretty new. After all it is easier for Airlines and safety personall to have a blanket rule, as opposed to device specific rules. Otherwise not only would it complicate the procedure, but would result in some Idiot deciding that he know best and decide that his mobile, etc does not come under the rules.
Alsp Keep in mind that while reading can distract you, it does not normally cut you off from the outside world that you can't hear the announcements. A DVD players, Ipod, DS, etc. can do that, especially if you have headphones on.
I just hope that airlines and crew just treat readers with a bit of common sense, as P-book replacements, and not general electronic devices. But that will probably require much more general knowledge of e-ink and higher penetration of readers.