Thread: Is the ereader dead?
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Old 03-03-2018, 03:36 PM   #173
rcentros
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Originally Posted by FrustratedReader View Post
So eInk eReaders have probably peaked. Dedicated LCD eReaders are dead: Phones and Tablets. The eInk is niche loved by some and incomprehensible to others.
Obviously heavy home readers may prefer eInk, but many avid readers are happy with phones.
How dare you be reasonable?! For me (personally, not speaking for anyone else) I would almost rather have a root canal than read on a tablet. As much as I've tried to use a tablet (forced myself to play some games on one, watched Netflix and Crackle on it, bought a Bluetooth keyboard for it – thinking I would write on it) I just don't have any real use for one. My tablet sits in my drawer collecting dust bunnies. My eInk readers are not expensive because I buy them used and cheaply. Cheap, used, in good condition, eInk eReaders are plentiful. I should know I've bought about a billion of them (I wish that was an exaggeration ). EInk eReaders may be a niche, but they're a large niche and I don't see them going away any time soon.
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