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Can someone please explain to me what the point of LCD e-readers is?
I thought e-readers existed so people could read on a screen that doesn't hurt their eyes, on a device that doesn't need to be plugged in after a couple hours of untethered use. As far as I can tell, there is no other reason for e-readers to exist.
An LCD e-reader fulfills neither of those needs. Why do they exist? Why do people buy them?
If it doesn't bother you to read on an LCD screen or to deal with the significantly shorter battery life, why wouldn't you just buy a real tablet?
You can buy a highly-rated Android tablet for $250-$300 these days - not much different than these LCD e-readers. It may not be the best specs in the world, but then again, neither are the LCD e-readers. And it saves you the trouble of having to root it. And it probably has a more recent Android release on it. And there are plenty of e-reading apps for any tablet OS.
Why would you buy a crippled version of something when you can get the full version for pretty much the same price?
And why is it called an e-reader if it doesn't do anything helpful to readers that any ole' computer couldn't do?
Frankly, I have a hard enough time understanding the point of tablets - it's either an overgrown smartphone that can't make calls, or an undergrown computer that can't do any substantial output - I'm not sure which.
But even a tablet makes more sense to me than an LCD e-reader.
In complete sincerity, can someone explain to me what the hell the purpose of these things is?
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