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Originally Posted by JSWolf
A lot of people do want a larger screen. That's why the Kobo Aura HD and the Kobo Aura H2O sell well. The screen is 6.8" and very nice. Besides, if Amazon did move the Voyage larger, there would still be the PW3 at 6". With a larger screen Viyage Amazon could then justify the cost.
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Then those of us like me, would not have a kindle to use anymore. The basic doesn't have buttons anymore. I would be left without the ability to read.
I am sure I am not the only one, or the Voyage wouldn't have been such a hit. I can't say I have heard a lot of kindle users wanting a larger one. And I hang out at kindle user places. There was some that liked the DX. A Kobo isn't really in my radar as a kindle user and the average kindle user wouldn't know what to do with it anyway. Most can't just switch devices with having purchases at one store. Users here are not really a representation of the average majority user.
I just don't think that there is a a want for a larger kindle at this point at all. Pretty much all Voyage users I talked to are very happy with the way it is and we were willing to pay more for it to get the features it offers. That didn't change with this announcement. Otherwise I could have gotten a PW2 to replace my PW1. I got the Voyage for the features the PW does not have and still doesn't, even with this new model.
They don't really need to justify the cost. I paid close to $400 for the first kindle, $289 for the keyboard. It is what it is. I need to read as I need to breath. I need the features the Voyage has, to do so.