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Originally Posted by MikeFromHC
But how many people are away from a power source for weeks?
Plugging it into a power sorce or laying it on an inductive charger once a day leads to remembering where you left it the last time you saw it.
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The battery life was one of the reasons I bought an e-ink device. My Kindle usually lives in a bag with various other gubbins. When I go to work, I pick up the bag. I like not having to unplug my Kindle in the morning. I charge my phone every evening, and I find it a hassle, not a benefit.
Not everyone is the same, though, of course.
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Originally Posted by silasgreenback
Those numbers might only be the percentages of those who've admitted they don't bother reading. The real figures might be much worse.
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Maybe, maybe not. Nowadays, Amazon will sell you virtually anything, but they started out selling books exclusively, and managed to become a huge business just by selling books. That would seem to suggest that there is a large market for books, and some of those people will buy e-readers if the price is right.