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Originally Posted by eschwartz
I happen to agree entirely that for manga and manga alone, more space is acceptable and needed. I would also like to point out that most Kindle buyers -- and people with ereaders in general -- are not heavy manga readers AFAIK (the definition of a fringe group), so it wouldn't really contribute to Amazon's bottom line to cater to them in E-ink devices... but I certainly don't blame any manga readers for wanting an ereader with an SD slot.
Personally, I cannot help but think that you are going to get better mileage out of reading manga on a tablet anyway 
All I'm saying is that I don't expect an SD card to be an intrinsic goal of ereader manufacturers, and additionally that the majority (non-manga readers) of the people who insist they need them, don't. |
It is not for Manga alone, however.
Technical manuals (which have always been full of line drawings) also benefit from graphics.
And Jane's Guides.
Once upon a time Eink didn't have the resolution for those things. Now it does.
So, even if you have to put your own together (Companies like Whirlpool and Bosch being somewhat behind the times) high memory capacity is useful and many times tech support finds themselves working in direct sunlight where tablets with LTD or LED screens just don't cut it.