New gizmos (iPods, PDAs, e-readers, etc) fecilitating ‘anywhere reading’ have provided with much impetus. Sony Reader, Sony’s pint-sized e-book reader broke open the e-book market.

新科技发明（iPods, PDAs, e-readers, 等等）已经为实时阅读提供了更多的支持，一个例证就是Sony Reader已经打开了电子图书的市场。

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The future of e-reading lies in open e-book systems without DRM, and it is not clear how Apple or Amazon will take to that.

电子阅读的未来取决于一个没有DRM的开放性电子书系统。苹果和亚马逊将如何做到这一点，这还是个未知数。

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As the popularity of e-books and e-readers continues to increase, e-book piracy is also growing rapidly.

由于电子图书和电子阅读器的普及度继续增长，电子书盗版数量也在快速增加。

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So you can read on an iPad or a touch-screen tablet, but the e-book readers are less expensive.

VOA: special.2010.12.20

We didn't have e-book readers. Very,very few consumers had notebook computers.

VOA: special.2010.12.27

Many have predicted the eventual demise of physical books, as e-book readers and e-book demand soars.

WSJ: Barnes & Noble posts 3Q loss as Nook demand slows

Publishers have largely resisted e-book library lending because they're concerned it might undermine their own e-book sales.

CNN: E-book lending: Your public library's best kept secret?

The company has spent heavily on promoting its e-book reader, the Nook, and e-book sales in its stores.

WSJ: Barnes & Noble Swings to Loss