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Originally Posted by xroads
Not only are the bookstores in trouble but ereaders probably are seeing their biggest and last year of sales. With the onslaught of pads that are out now with dedicated reading apps that turn your pad into a reader that is every bit as good as a Kindle or Nook, I can't see a good reason to pay for an ereader. The upcoming year is going to see a plethora of pads at good prices. Wish I'd have waited a bit longer myself.
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The prediction that the iPad would kill the dedicated reader has been made before, and proved untrue. The iPad has been out for a while, and is doing nicely thank you, but the Kindle, Sony Reader, BN nook and other things still sell.
I'm not in the market for a dedicated reader. I need color support, and a device that does other things besides display books. I'm also not concerned by battery life, as I already have things I charge by reflex on a daily basis, and don't see adding another to be an imposition.
But other folks differ. They find eInk to be easier to read for extended periods, like the increased battery life, find the form factor easier to deal with, and appreciate the simplicity of a device intended to do one particular thing.
There are enough of them that reader manufacturers are still in business and are likely to remain so.
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Dennis