Thread: Will color tablets replace e-ink readers in the short term?
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Old 03-09-2012, 07:02 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
Not everyone. For many, e-paper readers and tablets are two completely different product categories. I own one of each. The former for reading books and the latter for everything else.

Fact: if e-paper readers were to totally disappear and the only option for reading was on a backlit display, I'll give up reading and find another hobby.
Same here.

I would return to paperbacks I think. I get bad eyestrain headaches when reading as a single task on a backlit LCD, even after a short while.

Tablets are also heavy and cumbersome compared to a ightweight e-ink reader.
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