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molman · 08-28-2011, 11:06 PM

I don't think people will be to fussed about the battery not being easily replicable in a ~US$130 eReader when many of them are forking out for hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars for phones and notebook/laptops without user replicable batteries (looking at you Apple).

As others said there will likely be a 3rd party market for those so inclined when the time comes, and for those on the go something like the MintyBoost (http://www.adafruit.com/products/14) or commercial alternatives are great.

This guy (or girl) even hacked some solar panels into their Kobo (http://www.instructables.com/id/Sola...ader/?ALLSTEPS). Just find sun to top up

08-28-2011, 11:06 PM	#33
molman Evangelist Posts: 436 Karma: 538958 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I don't think people will be to fussed about the battery not being easily replicable in a ~US$130 eReader when many of them are forking out for hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars for phones and notebook/laptops without user replicable batteries (looking at you Apple). As others said there will likely be a 3rd party market for those so inclined when the time comes, and for those on the go something like the MintyBoost (http://www.adafruit.com/products/14) or commercial alternatives are great. This guy (or girl) even hacked some solar panels into their Kobo (http://www.instructables.com/id/Sola...ader/?ALLSTEPS). Just find sun to top up