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Originally Posted by mdmorrissey
I predict they will be replaced very soon by tablets or netbooks with improved displays, portability, and battery life -- which are the only (current) advantages of e-readers.
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I don't see any of those three issues getting resolved "very soon".
I can envision a colour e-ink type screen with good performance that can work in direct sunlight or backlit being designed some day. But a best guess would be that that is years away from market now.
There's no doubt that tablets are going to a little thinner and lighter, but the design pressures on them are going to be to make them more powerful and that's going to work against achieving more portability and longer battery life in the short term. Especially battery life. So don't look for a tablet to go three weeks on a charge in any time frame that any one could call "very soon".