What Is an E-Reader?

E-book device (e-book device, e-book reader) is a new digital reader that uses LCD and electronic paper as the display screen. It can read e-books in most formats such as PDF, CHM, TXT, etc. Display technology provides electronic reading products similar to paper reading experience.

E-book reader

Ebook

With the rise of the Internet, e-books and e-book readers have appeared as early as the 1990s.

E-paper reader

E-paper based e-book reader (as shown in the upper right) is a very lightweight tablet-type reader

One book for multiple uses: An e-book reader can load many e-books. Most products can expand large-capacity storage such as SD card / CF card and can be used as a small mobile library. Some products can also be used as notebooks and folders.

Power saving and environmental protection: The electrodes used in e-book readers are not used, and traditional paper is not used. Thanks to the advanced display technology, people can buy less paper books and cut down trees, thereby protecting the environment.

Protection of eyesight: The display principle of the new e-book reader is different from that of computers and mobile phones. It does not actively emit light, but reflects natural light or light like traditional paper, so it has no radiation, no glare, and no damage to vision.

Mass storage: Most e-readers can expand external memory cards, which can store digital books up to 8G and 16G. With an e-book reader, it has a small library.

E-book readers are better than mobile phones, PDAs, laptops,

EBook reader adoption

First, people who often buy bestsellers. These people are basically progressive youth and often have strong spending power.

Second, people who often read novels online. These people basically belong to entertaining youths, and their spending power on books is not strong, but there is a lot of time to read boring time by reading novels on the Internet.

Third, primary and secondary school students. The biggest problems they face are bulky school bags, boundless homework and countless extracurricular classes.

E-book reader square view

E-books will bring major industry adjustments, and paper books will be marginalized. If e-books are used in the industry, the resulting paperless office will also have a devastating impact on the office equipment market such as printing and copying. . The vast majority of future newspapers, periodicals and magazines will no longer exist on paper, but on electronic media such as e-books.

E-book reader negative view

It is expensive, and the function of the e-book reader is very replaceable. First of all, mobile phones can download and read e-books very conveniently. Secondly, other terminals such as PSP and PDA can also read e-books, especially PSP, which can play games and can also be loaded with e-books. E-books can be downloaded and read on computers and tablets. Some e-book reading software (such as e-book, txtReader ^[2] , PDF reader ^[3-4] , novel reader, etc.) can be easily implemented. Almost all reading functions have caused a large impact on the market, which has caused the e-book reader market to decline. In addition, the domestic market for e-book content supply is still immature, the industry chain is incomplete, and a large number of copyright issues are involved.