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Originally Posted by cfrizz
ANY devices that can display ebooks is an ereader! The Ereader definition immediately expanded once apps were designed to go on tablets, phones and pc's.
The condescension developed because a good chunk of the e-ink readers immediately started condescendingly proclaiming the superiority of e-ink readers, when others started letting it be known that they were reading on tablets and phones.
They refuse to consider that other ways of reading ebooks are valid, which is just wrong.
The same way that romance readers love being able to read on an e-ink, tablet or phone because we no longer have to worry about someone condescendingly judging us for what we choose to read, we shouldn't be judged for what device we choose to read on.
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Again, look at the title of the thread. The original article writer was condescending to those who prefer eInk eReaders and made bogus claims insinuating that eInk eReaders were something from the past and not a vital part of modern eBook reading. I would expect those of you who like to read on tablets would have reacted similarly to an article titled "Are Tablets for eReading Dead?" Of course both titles would be nothing but clickbait.
As for the main premise of the article (clickbait blurb, or whatever it should be called), it's pretty obvious that eReaders are not dead, nor are they on the way out. If they were, Amazon would no longer be investing in new models of Kindles – since simply supporting one platform (Fire tablets) would be easier for them (besides, tablets encourage
more "consumerism" than do eReaders). And now Walmart will be selling Kobo eInk eReaders online and in their stores. Obviously they don't believe eInk eReaders are on their deathbed either.