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Originally Posted by Geralt
E-ink b/w readers will never be fully replaced by tablets as some people here claim because who needs color to read fiction?
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The problem is that tablets are more versatile and sell more than eink readers. As a matter of fact, casual readers (not hardcore ones) prefer tablets than eink devices. This is one of the reasons why Amazon started selling tablets and why Kindle app is also available for LCD devices. You can do more, almost at same price, with a tablet.
Now, for reading I'm not saying LCD is better than eink. If you ask me, I will pick any eink device without hesitation; but unfortunately the market is changing and that's forcing companies to do some changed as well.
Regarding color on eink devices, it depends. Yes, novels don't need that, but some IT books do, same for comics; the graphics use colors and when reading in back and white you lose important information. Those are books as well and also the reason why some people chose iPads instead.