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Originally Posted by HoraceWimp
They don't care because they don't know any better. Ignorance is bliss for many people.
It's natural to assume that what you've purchased in the form of an ebook and an eReader to read it on are naturally 'fit for purpose'. Consumers don't question whether they're fit for purpose because if they function as intended, in other words they recognise the ebook loaded onto the eReader and it presents text for the consumer to read it must by association be working as intended and be 'fit for purpose'.
Whether the text of the ebook is presented in an 'easy to read and aesthetically pleasing way' is clearly not something the majority of ebook readers/consumers concern themselves with. Presumably because they know that if the text is not presented to them 'according to their own personal taste' they can easily change it.
Prolonged reading of difficult or poorly formatted and laid out text produces eyestrain. Is it a surprise therefore that many people seem to complain of eyestrain and naturally point the finger at the ereader itself when in many/most cases it's likely to be the actual poor presentation of the text itself?
Of course you wouldn't and no-one would because when you buy a paper book, part of the cost of that book or part of the overheads involved in producing that book, is the cost of the services of a professional book designer who will ensure that the text and layout is produced in a way that is easy to read.
As a consumer of a paper book you naturally assume that the product you're buying is fit for purpose.
Again, of course you wouldn't, because you're still in the 'paper book' mindset that what you've purchased is de facto fit for purpose. When in many instances it actually isn't - because you're no longer paying for the services of a book designer to ensure that the text and layout you read is not going to lead to possible eyestrain and/or gradual deterioration in your eye sight.
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So basically, if someone doesn't care, (and thus dissagreeing with you) they are 'ignorant'?