Originally Posted by
BizFlyin
Someone will be around shortly to explain to you how you are endangering the lives of everyone on the plane, on the ground, and completely unrelated to you or your flight, but you are correct, it's a stupid outdated rule. A kindle is lighter than a lot of hardcover books (probably uses less electricity as well

) and they are perfectly fine to read all the way down.
according to you. Please do furnish us with your qualifications and proof of such qualifications to say that you know better than the authorities.