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I think one danger for the Amazon tablet is Apple coming out with a Retina-type display for the next ipad, which for me would give a huge edge to the ipad over any other tablet, purely in terms of text readabilit. Of course it already has Amazon book support, Netflix, good email and browser, and all the rest. Smaller tablets are the worst of both worlds for me, heavier than eink devices and too small for easy browsing or double-page text, like on a real book. Having used my free year of student Amazon Prime, I didn't renew because I saw how much unnecessary stuff the free shipping led me to buy, including bulk coffee and cereal that are still sitting in my closet, so free Prime would be a liability for me overall.
The other danger is that Kindle users, including me, might feel they're being treated like second-class citizens as the eink device is virtually ignored, while BN, Kobo, and Sony come out with improved, lighter, devices.
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