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Isn't this merely a not unexpected shake-out in the ebook business? Sony and B&N had to get out and Sony moved first. When Content Server 5 goes live everyone with an old device who no longer buys ebooks won't notice anything and can still read their books. The defunct Sony and nook eReaders will sort of stop working as products of business that left the market to be transitioned to Kobo.

eReaders with lighted screens do not work well for people who like to read for several hours at a time, or like to read before going to sleep at night, or are simply tired of staring into a lighted screen all day. In any case, when the dust settles we will be left with just two players in the dedicated eReader market:

Kindle. If this is a shakeout then we should expect Amazon to announce a sparkling new Kindle, perhaps with a larger screen.

Kobo. Becomes the goto source for people using all the many ePub bookstores or who already have a big ePub library.

Personally, I've started saving up in case I'm right about a new Amazon eReader (I'm such a sucker for new gadgets).