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Originally Posted by arsingh1
As most e-readers are android based(If I'm not wrong),
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You are wrong. The majority of readers run on Linux.
There are a few that run Android and all of them are locked down and you have to root them. Some of them haven't been rooted yet, such as Sony reader T2 and T3.
You can root Nook Simple Touch (the old model) for example, but you will be very disappointed, because it only runs Android 2.1 and has very limited memory for installing your own apps.
You might want to wait for Onyx Midia Inkphone - an android phone with front-lit e-ink with Android 2.3 (lets you install aps on SD cards) and 140Eur price tag. I think it is going to be released "real soon now" ;-). Look it up. This is closest to your ideal.
EDIT: their page https://onyx-boox.com/coming-soon-e-...nk-smartphone/ says it is comming in May. This year, I hope ;-).
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Originally Posted by arsingh1
Why can't companies make e-readers where in one can install e-reading apps of amazon, nook etc... on it?
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because they want you to buy books from THEIR store not at competition store.
There are a few notable exceptions from companies that do not have their own ebook store, such as PocketBook. There are third-party applications you can install on PocketBook and they open natively lots of formats.