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I wasn't really bothered by the tone of the original post until I read the responses and then the OP's response to the responses. People took the original post as harsh and then the OP, instead of trying to soften things, talked about how they got it wrong. Anyway, if the OP still wants responses I suggest he try asking instead of demanding.
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It seems to me there is still misunderstanding and confusion about what I wanted to say (I think about @Cinisajoy, and this very post by you, too; again, I'm not a native speaker, I can't be 100% sure you understood what I wanted to say), so is it unreasonable that I want to explain myself in further posts? I don't think so.
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If the goal is simply to get information and reviews I suggest Youtube.
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Indeed, good point. Lot's of good information on YouTube. But as we are here on this forum (the premier e-book forum on the Internet), is it entirely unreasonable to collect, say the best YouTube reviewers into one convenient topic here (or everyone on this forum should keep their YouTube finding secret for herself?)? I don't think so.
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If the goal is really to start a discussion I suggest asking a question.
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For example? How would you do this differently than I did? I guess, I asked some question in the beginning, albeit a complex one, I agree.
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By the way, I do think a thread on the differences and opinions about all ereaders would be interesting, especially with the focus, as the OP said, on the devices and not the ecosystems. My preference would be to include all ereading devices including Kindles, phones, tablets, etc.
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Indeed. But the Kindle is all over the place, though, that's an easy reference to compare everything with, I agree. If we were to include not only e-Ink devices but all gadgets with LCD screens... that would be a discussion of a completely different scope (it would be too much of everything).
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So, would anyone like to discuss the advantages of the various ereading platforms? I would.
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One paragraph above you agree a discussion, as I suggested, about the devices, not the platforms would be interesting. One paragraph below, here you suggest a discussion about the platforms, not the devices would be interesting. A little bit confusing to me, never mind.
