Thread: $13 eReader?
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Old 10-15-2012, 07:40 AM   #93
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I do not quite understand the extreme negativity toward this device.
Well, it does sound like a terrible idea, coming from a company with a less than stellar reputation, announcing what can only be termed a misleading price.

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However, once you stop seeing it as a crippled ebook reader ...
But isn't that how they're setting themselves up?

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Who cares about the 5 books limit if you have your books on your smartphone and you can change them on the device whenever it's required?
It's for people who read a book a month or so, perhaps two. But, yes, I'll reserve final judgement until they actually become available to the general puplic (if at all).

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