The term 'ebook reader' has migrated from a stand-alone ebook reading device to software developed to allow reading e-books that take place in a variety of portable environments. Early ebook readers like Gemstar Rocket and Franklin were designed to allow the transport of e-books in a convenient portable microchip infused package. When someone challenged the notion that units needed to be run separately this idea also began change. Today, e-books are being reviewed PDAs, Palm Pilots, cell phones and blackberries. When the developers made it possible for mini-computers to talk to their PC counterparts, they began to...
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