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Originally Posted by meeera
I've said this a gazillion times here - I suspect directly to you, before - but I'll say it again. "There's no need.." for YOU.
Lots and lots and lots of people who read ebooks do so because they cannot hold a hardback or trade paperback. Some also even struggle with mass market paperbacks. Lightweight ereaders are a massive accessibility boon.
Saying that there's no need for lightweight ereaders is like saying that there's no need for adjustable font sizes.
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Lots of people read eBooks because they need to have a larger text size than you get with a paperback. Weight doesn't necessarily come into it. Besides, the iPad Air 2 is 437g. The Kobo Aura One is 230g. I think Kobo could have upped the weight some to get better a larger capacity battery.