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Originally Posted by Barty
I find it hard to believe more tablets were sold than ereaders, considering the cost.
Isnt there a recession on?
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A lot of iPads (I've never seen a figure) were sold to businesses where they need to read PDF documents, email, and check-in on the company. These are expensed so there's no impact on the family budget. They're probably little used the same way as eBook readers.
If the kindle DX had an SD card slot, and a better browser and a much better PDF rendering engine it might have given the iPad some competition, but the DX really was designed as an eBook reader. I think the difference in acceptance between the two is instructive.