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RainingLemur · 03-09-2012, 10:26 AM

Nah. I can't see eInk going anywhere. Maybe if a color eInk comes out that is REALLY fantastic to look at, but even then...that's still eInk. As far as what we see now with Kindles, Nooks, Kobos, etc...I don't think that tablets are going to out and out kill that market. Probably eat into it a bit when the prices of the tablets come down to the sub-$100's, making them a bit more attractive. But, even then, the price of eInk readers will probably drop to stupid-low prices (Amazon announces a $30 Kindle!*).

*Hypothetical, not real.

03-09-2012, 10:26 AM	#15
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	Nah. I can't see eInk going anywhere. Maybe if a color eInk comes out that is REALLY fantastic to look at, but even then...that's still eInk. As far as what we see now with Kindles, Nooks, Kobos, etc...I don't think that tablets are going to out and out kill that market. Probably eat into it a bit when the prices of the tablets come down to the sub-$100's, making them a bit more attractive. But, even then, the price of eInk readers will probably drop to stupid-low prices (Amazon announces a $30 Kindle!). Hypothetical, not real.