Barty and kellynj, I agree with your sentiments. There's so much scope for ereaders, but it seems these companies have become distracted by tablets and other things. It seems the ereader itself is secondary. It's frustrating.
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Because you, and many Mobile Read posters, are outliers. Most people in the US barely read a book a year. I am assuming that my Mother is deemed a heavy reader and she buys about 2 books a month for her Kindle.
E Readers, like pretty much everything, are built for the median user not the extreem users.
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I would have thought keen readers are the ereaders' core audience, as that's what it is, a dedicated reader! It's akin to the playstation or xbox, and it's my understanding that those technologies cater to the keen gamer, or a least above median.
But I take your point. I guess this is why many companies started making tablets. In the long run, that's where the true median readers will be imo, and that's what they're chasing. Imo, the ereader should be for the keen reader, while the tablet for the casual reader.