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Old 04-05-2012, 04:29 PM   #1
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rooting

I see many posts about a rooted reader. What does that mean? I use mine as it comes out of the box.
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Old 04-07-2012, 12:47 AM   #2
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Your Sony e-reader as sold does not let you add or remove programs on the device. Rooting is process to gain elevated privileges that lets you add, remove and change programs or applications on the device.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooting_%28Android_OS%29
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