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petrucci · 10-19-2013, 05:09 PM

I have not heard any news on it. I personally would not be surprised if the device is never sold to the public. There have been numerous large screen e-readers that were never released, such as the Skiff.

I think that companies float these 'news' stories to gauge the public's interest in the device, and to build hype. Their hope is to create enough of a market to sell the product at a reasonable price. Sadly, there just does not seem to be much demand for e-readers with screens that are larger than 9.7 inches.

Hopefully Sony will come through with this one, but I would not bet on it.

10-19-2013, 05:09 PM	#251
petrucci Groupie Posts: 198 Karma: 1647827 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I have not heard any news on it. I personally would not be surprised if the device is never sold to the public. There have been numerous large screen e-readers that were never released, such as the Skiff. I think that companies float these 'news' stories to gauge the public's interest in the device, and to build hype. Their hope is to create enough of a market to sell the product at a reasonable price. Sadly, there just does not seem to be much demand for e-readers with screens that are larger than 9.7 inches. Hopefully Sony will come through with this one, but I would not bet on it.