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Originally Posted by Anthem
I certainly hope not. My Kindle Fire HDX is a 7-inch tablet that weighs 10.7 oz. and honestly it is just too heavy for me to hold for the long periods of reading that I am prone to engaging in. And it is weirdly angular along the edges... which is a design choice that makes reading somewhat difficult for me.
One of the reasons I still prefer a dedicated reading device is that they can be made as thin and as light as humanly possible. My hands are not very good, so this is still a big deal for me. Combine that lightness with a screen that works well in most lighting situations and doesn't blast light into my eyes (astigmatism, I have) and I remain hopeful concerning at least the niche future of e-readers.
Honestly... if e-ink screens went away I would be forced to go back 100 years and revert to icky paper books because tablets just aren't good enough for reading the way that I like to do.
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Well said. I totally agree with you. But I do worry about what happens with a generation that grows up with their IPads and Galaxy Tabs and who may never have read a paperback novel. Will they to want to use a smaller, lighter device and an e-ink screen. I have some hope that at least some of them will. Time will tell.