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Read
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:
Th
is is w
h
ere you rea
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your e
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s, magazines, an
d
newspapers.
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e
reading screen is a
600
x
800
,
3
.57 x
4
.
82
inch
(6
-inch diagonal
)
, re
fl
ective high-resolution E In
k
electronic paper display. The reading screen displays 1
6
levels o
f
gray. The reading screen is no
t
a touc
h
screen; you navigate on t
h
e rea
d
ing screen using t
h
e co
l
or touc
h
screen
.
Touchscreen
Reading Screen
the daily my library shop
reading
now
reading now
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•
C
olor touchscree
n
: A
480
x 1
44
color touchscreen is used
f
or menu navigation, D-pad
navigation, a keyboard, and display o
f
cover thumbnail graphics. The touchscreen supports
gestures
(f
or example, tapping your
fi
nger to choose a menu item and swiping your
fi
nger to
scroll through eBook covers
)
. The screen brightness is controlled by an ambient-light sensor
(
o
r
you can set a
fi
xed level
)
. When you are reading and the touchscreen is not lit, you can turn
pages by swiping your
fi
nger on the touchscreen
.
•
W
i
reless connect
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v
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t
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:
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or
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Wi-Fi can use Wi-Fi connectivity to connect
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to the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, to synchronize with your online digital library, and
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