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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Ya know, I was thinking that if Amazon made an ereader of uniform thickness, they could put a larger battery inside, thereby negating the need for a separate battery pack 
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Doubtless kills the ergonomics and the 'disappears into your hand' weight.
Why are you convinced it's a badly designed device - without having used it? Because of the need for, and (supposed) extra cost of the cover?
I think the engineers at Amazon should have a chance to make their case (pun intended

) by putting it into the publics hand and deciding from there.
I personally think it's going to be one of those things that polarizing to see, but sells itself once it's your hand. I think it'll end up being well-liked.