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Old 09-18-2015, 02:28 AM   #138
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Originally Posted by conan50 View Post
Based on the tablet release today I would not be surprised if Amazon kept its current ereader line up and added a low end 6" e-ink for maybe $49? Perhaps sacrifice the battery or screen to make the price difference. They would peak my interest if they added a micro sdcard slot to their e-ink devices. The possibility of rooting and turning one into a nice epub reader would be nice.
Micro SD card slots add an extra component to the manufacturing process.
More expensive, heavier device, more things to break -- Amazon got rid of the SD slot back in the Kindle 1 days, for good reason.


And turning the device into an EPUB reader is not exactly one of Amazon's priorities.
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