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Originally Posted by jswinden
I bet outside the group that hangs out here at MR, few people even buy eInk readers any more. And a lot of us have pretty much gotten rid of the ones we had or allow them to collect dust on a shelf somewhere.
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I think you could also add at least some of the people who had eInk before tablets were widely available. I have a couple of friends with eInk gadgets who continue to use them, but have no interest in the "geek" side of them - they work, they don't have to charge them often, they can read them out in the sun or indoors. So they're happy with them.
But I doubt too many people looking for something for this first time would choose eInk - they'll just see the bright color and the fact it can be used to surf the 'net, and they'll go with the tablet. I know when I first started reading on my PDA, I would have gone with a tablet next, had that been the option. But I greatly prefer reading on eInk (with a lovely front-light to make the screen look whiter) than on a tablet/phone screen now.