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Originally Posted by LordP
I'll throw in my two cents.
Yes, we can read ebooks on all sorts of devices, but we can't do so comfortably.
Having said that, I'm actually going away from e-readers, I've owned three Kobos and on all of them I've eventually had problems with the micro USB port and charging becomes a challenge. I'm sick of that and refuse to keep buying these devices. I had Kindles in the past, and I remember having issues with at least one of them too.
Before I get slammed about being rough with the devices - I've never once had issues with phones or other micro USB devices.
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I currently have 4 Kobos. In the past I've had 3 other Kobos which now my neighbors have. I live in a retirement home. When they have problems I'm the one they call and none, including mine, have ever had any kind of hardware problem.
I currently have 4 Kindles and everything I just said about Kobos is also true of my Kindles, past and present.
I have 2 Nooks and they're problem free as well.
Also when one of my neighbors wants an ereader they come to me and I help them get it since I'm the one here with internet access. It gets delivered to me and I set it up for them and help them get started. Those include both Kobos and Kindles and a couple of Nooks. All those are still working perfectly.
I've been buying ereaders since I got my first Kindle in 2009 and the only hardware problem was with one I lent to a neighbor who returned it with a screen scratched by her dog. Amazon replaced it under warranty even though I told them what happened. I did have to replace a battery in a refurbished Paperwhite I bought several years ago. Does that count?
Offhand I'd estimate I've bought or helped buy about 30 or more devices. All are still working well.
Consider this your slam about being too rough with your ereaders.
Barry