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Originally Posted by GA Russell
I can imagine that there will be devices twenty years from now that will do other things in addition to eBook reading. That does not mean that I am predicting the demise of the eBook reader!
I predict that twenty years from today there will be people who, like today, do not want to browse the internet or listen to music while they read; and they will be reluctant to pay extra for features they don't want.
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I think that might be now and not twenty years
I picked up a Kindle 3 because it was inexpensive - and yet it comes with an internet browser. So although the Kindle is an ereader its not, technically, a dedicated ereader. Granted, the browser isn't the best on a slow refresh page or at that size, but its there when its needed and nice enough. (And a good thing at the moment that its not easier as it can be a bit distracting - but that's probably my fault not the Kindle's
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But ereader is just a word. What I was looking for was the form factor, the battery life, and the easy reading screen compared to LCD (for me). So if a device can have that, along with great software at an inexpensive price, you can call it what you want and I'd still buy it