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Originally Posted by Josieb1
I've just bought an iPad mini to read on because a) I wanted a small tablet, and b) I'm fed up with the way Amazon are locking down the Kindle software, and whilst my Kobo Aura is nice, it's just easier, quicker and more convienient to get an ebook onto my iPad mini than it is to fluff around with Amazon or Kobo.
It's not just the lack of development of the screens that is e-inks problem it's the devices they go in.
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Er and apple DON'T? LOL They lock it down just as much and you have to jail break it. If you want something truly open, get a Nexus. Or you have to get something restricted and like it as is. The only other option is to jail break it.
Personally I think it is not a matter of the market dying, but being saturated. Everyone has what they want, why buy another? Do we buy a new copy of The Stand just because it is a fresh printing? No, not if we already have it. Books have had the same basic design for a LONG time, and will continue. Sometimes a platform reaches it pinnacle and can't really be improved. Or the improvements are so slight that no one wants to bother to upgrade "just to upgrade".
Personally I do all my book reading on my Nook Classic. It is hacked/jailbroken/ as the built in reading app was lacking in a few areas (searching, showing both side loaded and B&N books at the same time, showing all book covers, using tags, etc). B&N COULD have fixed these issues easily but they chose to go with new devices rather than supporting existing customers. Anyway with the NookDevs library app, it is the perfect ereader (at least to me). It shows color coverflow, easy to scroll/jump to a section in your library. And has good battery life.
I also have a tablet (Nook NT) that I use for checking news feeds, mail, and a few other apps I run. But when I read, I read on the Nook Classic. Easier on the eyes and better battery life. If the battery life wasn't the issue, I still would go with eink for long reading. I have a back lit screen in front of my eyes too many hours of the day as it is. My eyes just don't tire with eink, while they always do with back lit.
-DB