Thread: are eink devices a niche product?
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Old 08-11-2016, 01:20 PM   #1
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are eink devices a niche product?
Reading another thread, this quote got me to wondering:

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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger View Post
... Eink devices have always been a niche product among those used to read ebooks (mostly phones and tablets). ...
I can see how eink reaers are niche in terms of sale numbers, but are eink readers really niche in terms of quantity of ebook content read (and by "ebook", I am not referring to PDFs or internet reading/browsing)?

I wonder about this because I see many posts on MR prefering eink to LCD. I know there are a lot of tablets, but how does that balance with what "heavy" readers are using.

As a gross example: 1) let's say that there are 10 million tablets sold, and each tablet user reads 10 ebooks a year. 2) let's say there are 1 million eink devices out there, and each eink reader user reads 100 books a year. 3) I wouldn't call this a niche.

Are there any numbers available on ebook/readering habits that point to eink devices being niche?

Thanks.

P.S. I started a new thread because I didn't want to sidetrack the other thread.
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