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Originally Posted by joblack
It's in a niche because there is a small set of people who want to read big pdf files and papers.
In my social environment the most (coders and developers) are using Google for research and some paperback books. Three have small Kindles and that's it. They aren't interested in more.
The point is: There seem to be only a small fraction of people who are interested in reading on an e-ink reader and read technical e-books which require a bigger screen. And those extensive readers do like to pay more to get a decent sized screen.
There is generally a smaller market for bigger screens but it exists. If it wouldn't exist Apple wouldn't have released the iPad Pro (13.3 inch device).
You can look it that way: If you use the Onyx Boox Max right you have a knowledge advantage.
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Agreed. I have the big iPad Pro (which is actually 12.9" rather than 13.3" - not that it matters) precisely because I spend a lot of time reading page-scanned PDFs and academic journal articles. It is a very niche market, and the people who are in it are, generally speaking, willing to pay more for a large screen. I'd note that the 12.9" iPad Pro is considerably more expensive than the Onyx Boox Max. The Max seems very reasonably-priced to me; if I were in the market for a large-screen eInk device, it's the one I'd get.