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The first commercially successful ereader was the ''Kindle'', which began to be sold by [[Amazon]] in 200?, and it was closely followed by the ''Nook'' (Barnes & Noble).  Ultimately, these specialized devices may end up being superceded by the corresponding [[app]] on tablet computing devices, including [[smartphones]]. However, the lasting development is the development of workable, standardized formats for electronic books, such as [[mobi]], which allow a book to be transferred to any one of a variety of different reading devices, programs, or apps.
The first commercially successful ereader was the ''Kindle'', which began to be sold by [[Amazon]] in 200?, and it was closely followed by the ''Nook'' (Barnes & Noble).  Ultimately, these specialized devices may end up being superceded by the corresponding [[app]] on tablet computing devices, including [[smartphones]]. However, the lasting development is the development of workable, standardized formats for electronic books, such as [[mobi]], which allow a book to be transferred to any one of a variety of different reading devices, programs, or apps.
Even before the advent of commercially successful ereader devices, non-copyrighted literature was beginning to be made available freely in electronic form by [[Project Gutenberg]].


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An eBook reader, or ereader, is a hand-held device for reading electronic books and other materials which historically were published in paper form.

Kindle 2 ebook reader

The first commercially successful ereader was the Kindle, which began to be sold by Amazon in 200?, and it was closely followed by the Nook (Barnes & Noble). Ultimately, these specialized devices may end up being superceded by the corresponding app on tablet computing devices, including smartphones. However, the lasting development is the development of workable, standardized formats for electronic books, such as mobi, which allow a book to be transferred to any one of a variety of different reading devices, programs, or apps.

Even before the advent of commercially successful ereader devices, non-copyrighted literature was beginning to be made available freely in electronic form by Project Gutenberg.

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