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Originally Posted by chromedome
I have a tablet and an ultra modern up-to-date powerful quad core smartphone. I have the Kindle and Kobo apps on both too, and read books on neither.
The e-ink of my Kobo Glo is just so much more pleasurable to read on than the LCD and Amoled screens of tablets and phones. I haven't found a tablet yet that allows me to read comfortably on the beach or in the park at lunchtime in broad daylight.
Like another poster here, I have a Kobo Glo and it's technology is good enough. I don't feel compelled to update to the Aura, although I, might update to an e-reader that has a few subtle improvements that make sense to me. One of those, is a replaceable battery. Perhaps, a solar receptive case that will charge my device for me while it sits on the desk. How, about that combined with the design of the current Kobo Aura and a slightly whiter screen with a bit more contrast. I think e-ink and associated devices have a way to go yet.
I'm not sure I'm bothered about colour, I read my magazines on my tablet because that's what it's suited to. I don't want an always connected device for reading books on, because I'd keep flipping to e-mails and web-pages and forums like this. The nice thing about a dedicated reading device like the current e-ink products are that they give me that little bit of technological isolation required to let me relax and enjoy.
Funny thing is, I know quite a few people now that at one point or another felt compelled to tell me how great there new tablet is/was and that their old e-reader is now ancient history. A few months later, a number of them have re-purchased an e-reader when the prospect of a week or two's break in the sunshine with a tablet didn't seem all that appealing and, strangely, neither did a bag full of p-books.
YMMV as they say.
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While it's great for you that you love e-ink readers, you are part of what is becoming a minority. For now, the Kindle is still the more popular e-reader but what are people buying when they want to replace their Kindle?
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However, according to the data, about 8% of ebook readers intend to purchase an iPad, versus about 3% who intend to purchase a Kindle e-reader.
When other dedicated e-reading devices and tablets are taken into account, the disparity grows. About a third of ebook readers intend to buy a tablet versus about 5% who intend to purchase a Kindle or Nook e-reader, the two most popular BPOP -0.03% devices on the market.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygr...s-on-the-rise/
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So, yes, people who own e-ink readers may love to read on them but that doesn't mean that people are buying e-ink readers in droves (and this is the problem for E Ink). It doesn't matter if you and many people on this forum like to read on e-ink readers. The problem is that the number of people buying e-ink readers is small and the number of people who are buying other e-reading devices (like tablets) is growing. I think it's because people don't want to have one dedicated reading device to carry with them if their smartphones or tablets do the same thing in a good enough fashion. It doesn't mean that smartphones and tablets are the best devices for reading (although I think that debatable). It just means those devices do that task well enough and they're convenient.