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Originally Posted by JSWolf
And to be honest, your definition is incorrect. Liseuse means bright light and that is not what an eBook reader is.
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ahem. do you speak french ? "liseuse" has several definitions. *one* of them is a reading lamp (and not just any "bright light"). it *also* means a hardware device for reading ebooks on.
as for its adoption into english, i doubt it will ever become the only word used. and i'm sure most people will end up calling them "ereaders". but there's no reason not to have more than one word for the same thing. after all, some people say "kleenex" and some say "tissue", some people say "icebox" and some say "fridge"...