e-reader

or e·Read·er

[ ee-ree-der ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a portable electronic device used for reading books and other text materials that are in digital form.

e-reader

noun

1. a portable device that allows users to download and read texts in electronic form

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-reader¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; e- ²( def ) + reader ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-reader¹

C21: from e- ²+ reader

Example Sentences

With prices more or less in the single digits to low teens, the e-reader makes page counts a selling point for books.

From The Daily Beast

By the time I finished in the fall of 2011, the advent of the e-reader had transformed the world of publishing.

From The Daily Beast

And 28 percent of Americans own at least one device for e-reading, either a tablet or an e-reader.

From The Daily Beast

If 2009 was the year of the e-reader, 2010 has been the year of the tablet PC.

From The Daily Beast

With them, you can wrap a laptop, an iPhone, an e-reader, or a video game console in a work like Disarray.

From The Daily Beast

The e-reader cover image has been created for this project, and is placed in the public domain.

From Project Gutenberg

The cover image has been produced by the submitter for the e-reader editions of this e-text.

From Project Gutenberg

These symbols may not be correctly displayed by some e-reader devices.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of the forms used herein do not work well in some current e-reader applications.

From Project Gutenberg