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Originally Posted by cheese bogart
Personally, I like the term ereader. I'm not that fussed that it is a brand name. It's the same with a lot of devices; vacuum cleaner/hoover, circular saw/Skilsaw, MP3/well theres a lot of formats for this one. At the end of the it doesn't really matter what you call it as long as others understand what you are talking about.
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Calling ebook reader ereader is a different issue. ereader is not just a brand name it is ebook format name. So, when people mention ereader, in 50% of cases it is confusing. Do they refer to ebook format? Do they understand that Sony/Kindle/CyBook don't support ereader format?
If it was just another gadget, then I would understand it. For argument sake, if ebook readers were called Reader, and the Reader would one of many brands among Sony, Reader, Hanlin, CyBook etc.
