Turning off E-readers for dept/arrival
I can understand why the airlines want people to turn off their mobile phones in flight and also why ipods etc need to be off for take off and landing (cannot hear any instructions from crew), but why am I forced to turn off my Sony E-Reader as well? It is no more distracting than reading a newspaper, which everyone seems to do during the emergency briefing. It does not send or receive any messages, nor play any music, but is just a book.