It tracks with other current 20-something device trends, like early 2000s-era digital cameras and dumbphones. Like those, Kindles (and e-Readers more generally

It tracks with other current 20-something device trends, like early 2000s-era digital cameras and dumbphones. Like those, Kindles (and e-Readers more generally) tend to be single purpose devices that are not at all conducive to social media distractions.