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Originally Posted by lorenzoens
I think these people will never be the Edge real hardcore users: they could find more interesting a Boox M90 & M91, a Pocketbook PB902 & 903, Asus dr900, and some other upcoming 9,7 e-ink devices. These are way lighter & portable, 5-8x battery duration, 20-30% less pricey than the Edge.
Long sessions of editing texts is what the Edge is mainly about, with the smart integration of the second screen
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That may be. I also don't know the size of this particular demographic, but think it's small. Most people that I know are more interested in new books to read on an eReader than old, out of copyright books. Not much but the Kindle and eDGe came up when I was researching over a year ago. Back then, the price difference between a Kindle DX and an Edge was just around $20, too. So, it was a very good price point at the time. I haven't researched since, so I don't know what is coming out. I also had the very high on my wish list color capability because often the books I read have color illustrations. I don't what I'd buy if I was researching today - not the Kindle.
I think the biggest market is the professional one - teachers/profs/administrators in academia and docs, lawyers, engineers in non-academia. I'm sure I've missed some potential users, too. And, there are students and others who just love their various Edges (like me!). But I don't think we should be marketed to as a main potential customer.