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An e-book reader, sometimes also called an e-book device, is a device used to display e-books. It may be a device specifically designed for that purpose, or one intended for other purposes as well. The term is restricted to hardware devices, not software programs.[citation needed] The main advantages of these devices are portability, light diffusion,[citation needed] and long battery life. It should be noted that any Personal Data Assistant (PDA) capable of displaying text on a screen is capable of being an e-book reader.
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The first (left) and second (right) version of the Amazon Kindle
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A Symbian OS smartphone used as an e-book reader
Some portable multimedia players and smartphones include a text viewer, e.g. several Cowon players, including the Cowon D2 and the iAUDIO U3 and Mobipocket Reader for Symbian OS mobile phones. Apple iPhone and iPod Touch are also acquiring status as e-book readers.
There are also mobile devices capable of wordprocessing. And reversely, fully functional tablet notebooks (with screens that turn 180 degrees and lie with the back to the keyboard) and subnotebooks are used as e-book-readers.
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