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Originally Posted by eschwartz
What complete and utter nonsense.
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It isn't. If the books are tailored to the device that is downloading them, you will need to redownload them if you get a new device, or your books will be sub-optimal.
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My old computer works just fine thankyouverymuch despite not being up to your standards. And some people actually like to read on E-Ink devices.
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My own computer meets those standards I have described, and it's 8 years old. Nowadays, even current ultra-budget computers meet them, at least in the Netherlands.
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Can they stick it into the thousands upon thousands of current devices?
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No, but that's no reason to not put more memory, storage, or processing power into newer devices.
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Alternatively, becase they use the lowest tech that gets the job done, and they care even less than I do (which is saying something!) about the marginal handful of people who obsess over maps.
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I'm not talking about maps only. I'm talking about any other illustrations as well. At this point in time, an e-reader is no match for a paper book when it comes to illustrations. The tablets are, if the images have a resolution that is high enough. An 800x600 image doesn't work well on newer tablets sporting a 2560x1920 resolution... and it will only get worse and worse.
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Everyone wins once you stop assuming anything has to be the One True Way, and acknowledge that opinions differ. 
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The one true way is to offer digital media in the best quality from the start, if at all possible. But it won't be done, or there will be no reason to upgrade later on...