: Re: Has a real or fictional ebook or ereader, been the title or main focus of a book or movie? It is not usual for technology or to play a title role in works of fiction. Air Force One (1997)

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"The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" by Neal Stephenson is heavily focussed on the eponymous ebook reader.

At the age of four, Nell receives a stolen copy of an interactive
book, Young Lady's Illustrated Primer: a Propædeutic Enchiridion in
which is told the tale of Princess Nell and her various friends, kin,
associates, &c., originally intended for an aristocrat's child in
the Neo-Victorian New Atlantis phyle. The story follows Nell's
development under the tutelage of the Primer, and to a lesser degree,
the lives of Elizabeth and Fiona, girls who receive similar books. The
Primer is intended to steer its reader intellectually toward a more
interesting life, as defined by "Equity Lord" Alexander Chung-Sik
Finkle-McGraw, and growing up to be an effective member of society.
The most important quality to achieving an "interesting life" is
deemed to be a subversive attitude towards the status quo. The Primer
is designed to react to its owners' environment and teach them what
they need to know to survive and develop.

Interestingly, the book almost certainly inspired the development of real-world ebook readers...

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