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Old 01-30-2017, 06:20 AM   #173
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
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.
People who find lower weight devices more accessible are not people with isolated vision problems. They are people with hand/arm weakness, arthritis or other pain conditions.

I know what the iPad weighs. I own one. And I cannot read books on it for any period of time. YET AGAIN, people who have trouble with devices and books of that higher weight find lighter devices more accessible. I don't know why you so persistently resist the fact that this is an issue for people who are not you. It's really very straightforward to engage in a moment of empathy.
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