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Originally Posted by Poppaea
Why would you? Only three of us went for the expensive Noreve cover.
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"Expensive" is a matter of perspective. Many women I know don't even blink at €60 for a purse. To them, it's (probably) important to have something like that, and if they can afford it, they buy it. I don't; my wallet costs something like €20, and I still think it's €19.05 too much
To me, it's important to have a cover (and a reader) I really like, because I'll be holding and using it for at least two hours a day, on most days. If I don't like it, I can just as well carry a real book, because in public transport, I don't like that either.
One of the reasons I can buy covers (and readers) any time I want, at almost any price point is because I don't buy a €700 mobile phone every other year, and don't smoke or drink.
Sixty Schmixty. It's all priorities.
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The other is, I plan to keep this reader for a while. I used my Aura6" for 2.5 years and I guess I will at least get this mileage out of the One.
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I've used my KPW1 for four years. I literally had it since the day of release in Germany; I even had it delivered to one of my aunt's German friends so I didn't need to wait half a year until Febuari.
All I wanted from a new e-reader was:
- Bigger (but no too big)
- More font options
The KA1 provides both. In normal mode it's good, but in the unofficial full screen display mode it's perfect. I don't think I'll be replacing this reader soon.
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Now, when I think back at spending a hundred on an Oberon cover, now THAT was splurging 
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Oberon covers are nice looking, but they really should get on the ball and start creating slim-fit ones; or at least ones that support the wake/sleep function and don't need elastic bands to hold the reader in.