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Originally Posted by cfrizz
ANY devices that can display ebooks is an ereader! The Ereader definition immediately expanded once apps were designed to go on tablets, phones and pc's.
The condescension developed because a good chunk of the e-ink readers immediately started condescendingly proclaiming the superiority of e-ink readers, when others started letting it be known that they were reading on tablets and phones.
They refuse to consider that other ways of reading ebooks are valid, which is just wrong.
The same way that romance readers love being able to read on an e-ink, tablet or phone because we no longer have to worry about someone condescendingly judging us for what we choose to read, we shouldn't be judged for what device we choose to read on.
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Not all devices are equal in ability to see what you are trying to read though. I know my cell phone and my Netbook both have LCD screens and turn dark in direct sunlight. An e-ink screen doesn't do that though. Plus the e-ink reader is built just for that purpose i.e. to read things on. People sometimes complain that they can't read pdf files on one, but pdf files were never meant to be a format for reading books. They were developed to email documents from point a to point b either within a company building or internationally within a company. The modern equivalent of the pneumatic tube in effect. Tablets, cell phones, etc. do a number of different jobs. Reading is just one small facet of what they are designed for.