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Originally Posted by leebase
I agree. I can read on my iPad, but it does a LOT more than just act as an eReader. Apple has hit the sweet spot on features, price, ease of use and I think Amazon is best prepared to compete in all of those areas.
As the dedicated eInk readers continue to drop in price, I think that lots of folks will get both. There are going to be folks like me who read just fine on an LCD and will just stick to reading on our tablets.
Had eInk readers stayed up in the $280 or so price range, tablets really would have taken a lot of their sales. At $139 and soon $79 -- I think the eInk reader is here to stay.
Lee
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I don't think price is the reason e-readers are still here to stay.
I don't think serious readers are all about giant tablet computers for reading. My wife told me she was reading on her ipad in bed the one day and it slipped and hit her in the face so hard she was afraid it chipped a tooth.
She always pulls out the Kindle to read over the ipad.
I'd give up my tablet before I gave up my e-ink reader. I'd much rather read than play on the internet with apps or whatever. I was using just my NC for a few weeks until I got my Nook Touch and man, did that suck. Nothing worse than having to watch the battery life all of the time on the damn thing, and I couldn't really read outside at all.
That doesn't mean all serious readers would choose e-ink over a tablet computer. I'm just saying that a lot of people would choose a dedicated reader even at higher prices. People were still buying the kindle even after the ipad came out.