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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
Possibly. But I think it likely that the majority of folks buying their first ereader won't walk in knowing nothing whatsoever and making the choice based in what attracts them in the store. There are too many online sources of information and reviews to give them a general idea of what's out there, and I expect most buyers to have at least some idea of what is out there and what they might prefer.
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Yes, google "ereader", and you get a million results. But you have to know that you want one first, and that they are there.
When I get the urge to spend, usually around my birthday, I might wander in an electronics store, and see what they have. At the beginning of september I walked in such a store, and saw ereaders. I had seen an ereader in a shop almost two years before (one model, looking cheap, too expensive, meant for unfamiliar formats) which didn't make a good impression. Now back to the present of two months ago, I was presented with options, and left to wonder if I actually need wifi and touchscreen. With no staff members in sight, after looking at them for a good half hour and still not knowing what to buy, just knowing that I wanted one, I went home to get the expert opinion of the internet.
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Hands on comparison won't be eInk vs LCD so much as "I want an eInk reader. Which one best suits me?" or "I want a tablet to read ebooks and do other things. iPad or Android model?"
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I'm an impulse buyer. Faced with the option of E-Ink vs LCD, I would have went with LCD, simply because I knew about LCD, and didn't know about E-ink.
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The above seems to presume that LCD will win the retail battle, as for more people will prefer it to eInk. I'm not sure that's the case you want to make.
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Pocketbook's new models include the 602 (6", wifi, Linux E-ink), the 603 (602 + wacom + 3G) and the IQ (7", wifi, Android TFT).
Considering the fact that that in Europe they sell for 199, 269 and 169 Euros, and the fact that you can get android apps for the IQ (cheapest of the three), yes, that is the case that I am making.