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Originally Posted by Shaggy
The one thing in that quote that I believe is that they're talking about a tablet. I always thought that their screen made a lot more sense for laptops/tablets then it did for a dedicated eBook reader.
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I don't think they had dedicated readers in mind at all. I think the idea is to have a multifunction device that is also great for reading at length: Tablets, netbooks and, I hope, smartphones. The three main reasons I don't like reading on my phone are eyestrain from the backlight, inability to read in sunlight, and battery life. If I wear down my Kindle battery, it's annoying but I'll deal with it. Bad things can happen if I'm out without my phone. Even if people don't read on their phone, they would like to have increased battery life and daylight readability. What I find exciting about their technology on the ebook front is it could get a lot more people reading ebooks that might not want a dedicated reading device.