Navy eReader Device

Navy eReader Device
Also known as	NeRD
Developer	United States Navy
Manufacturer	Findaway World
Type	E-reader
Released	May 2014
Display	E Ink
Connectivity	None

Navy eReader Device (NeRD) is an e-reader developed in collaboration between the United States Navy's General Library Program and Findaway World to provide books aboard its submarines. This device is not available to the general public.

E-reader

Released in May 2014, the device gives sailors access to the Navy's library and various books while on a submarine with limited storage space for paper books. The first release included around 350 devices, and each submarine was assigned five NeRDs.

It has adjustable font types and sizes, includes a carrying case. For security purposes, the device is not equipped with internet capabilities.

Titles included

The device contains 300 pre-loaded books across a wide variety of genres, including many Tom Clancy and James Patterson novels. Some of the included books:

Most of the 18 titles in the Chief of Naval Operations' Professional Reading Program
A Game of Thrones
The Lord of the Rings
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Bossypants
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Into the Wild
1776
To Kill a Mockingbird
Bible (King James Version)
Quran
Book of Mormon

References

1 2 "This Is the Navy's New e-Reader For Its Submarine Crews". Gizmodo. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
↑ "The Navy just announced an e-reader designed for life on a submarine". The Verge. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
↑ "Navy General Library Program Announced Release of NeRD e-Reader". America's Navy. Retrieved 1 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Surface Fleet Receives NeRD e-Readers US Navy, December 8, 2014.
↑ "US Navy releases 'stealth' e-reader for sailors". BBC News. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
↑ "US Navy E-Reader Has Never-Changing Books". news.sky.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
↑ "Navy develops dubiously named secure e-reader". engadget. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
↑ "Navy's Neat Little Device". Armed with Science.
↑ Cheng, Joey (2014-05-12). "NeRDs at sea: Navy produces a secure, custom ebook". Defense One. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
↑ Commander, Navy Installations Command Public Affairs. "Navy General Library Program Announced Release of NeRD e-Reader". US Navy.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links

[:1-1] 1 2 "This Is the Navy's New e-Reader For Its Submarine Crews". Gizmodo. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

[2] "The Navy just announced an e-reader designed for life on a submarine". The Verge. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

[3] "Navy General Library Program Announced Release of NeRD e-Reader". America's Navy. Retrieved 1 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[4] Surface Fleet Receives NeRD e-Readers US Navy, December 8, 2014.

[5] "US Navy releases 'stealth' e-reader for sailors". BBC News. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2026-09-21.

[6] "US Navy E-Reader Has Never-Changing Books". news.sky.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

[7] "Navy develops dubiously named secure e-reader". engadget. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

[8] "Navy's Neat Little Device". Armed with Science.

[9] Cheng, Joey (2014-05-12). "NeRDs at sea: Navy produces a secure, custom ebook". Defense One. Retrieved 2026-09-29.

[10] Commander, Navy Installations Command Public Affairs. "Navy General Library Program Announced Release of NeRD e-Reader". US Navy.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)