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ProfCrash · 01-19-2011, 10:45 AM

I would guess that they are counting anything that calls itself an e-reader. So the screen type doesn't matter. I would guess that the IPad is not included because it does not call itself an e-reader.

Nook Color calls itself an e-reader. It really isn't a full fledged tablet until you hack it.

01-19-2011, 10:45 AM	#7
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I would guess that they are counting anything that calls itself an e-reader. So the screen type doesn't matter. I would guess that the IPad is not included because it does not call itself an e-reader. Nook Color calls itself an e-reader. It really isn't a full fledged tablet until you hack it.