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Originally Posted by GA Russell
My reaction is the same as the commenters. Inexpensive is great, but what is the point of disposing the device after a week?
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Depends on the arrangement. I could easily see disposing of the flexible display screen, something like a laminated sheet of paper that gets "wrinkles" with use, and keeping a small processor/battery pack about the size of an MP3 player.
If it's not too hard on the environment in the breakdown, it might be nice to have something that shows color magazines & newspapers at a decent-size resolution.
And hey, if the display is attached to the processor, and breaks down over time, there's no reason not to resell ebooks; then they "degrade" with use just like physical ones, and you get rid of the argument that every copy is perfect. Or if the device only holds a limited amount of content & can't be reloaded, that could be the reason for making it disposable.