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Originally Posted by jhowell
But it has problems with color and motion which prevent it from being used on mainstream devices. I believe that those problems are inherent in the technology and aren't going away.
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This pretty much sums up why e-ink hasn't had huge improvements. The other fact is that cheap, multi-use tablets have definitely taken a big bite out of e-readers. Personally, I like my e-ink reader and I don't see going away from it and if it breaks I'll replace it with another e-ink reader.
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Originally Posted by theducks
(how often do you read here at MR, that folk are now having problems side-loading content. Those suppliers are continuously adding layers to their walled garden, trying to keep sales in house.
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I'd challenge that statement about sideloading. I can't say I've ever heard of anyone having a problem sideloading content ONTO the device. The closest you could come is Nook restricting the amount of space you could use for sideloaded content. Increased/changed DRM from the stores preventing you from freeing your book so you can use it elsewhere is a completely different issue to being able to put your DRM free content onto your device.