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You make a good point. I bought my first Kobo E-reader, a Touch, because Kobo had the ability to provide lighter/heavier font adjustment and install other fonts. I bought my second Kobo, a Glo, because I didn't like the lighting on the the "new" frontlit Nooks and because I wasn't really a part of the Amazon ecosystem. However, had Sony produced a decently priced frontlit e-reader similar to the models they made in aluminum, I'd have been all over them.
I think it may be a fair statement to say that "Function Trumps Form" for most people who buy e-readers over just using a tablet.(oddly some who posted in favor of form, still said function came first...) I prefer to read on my old Glo, but the 8" Nuvision tablet is a close second as far as visual comfort(with inverted display colors) -the battery life is not conducive to sitting down and plowing through a whole book without recharging. I also have a Lenovo Miix 700 12" tablet that is great for reading PDF files or comic books in the various PDF based file formats without having to scroll the page around.
If I have to, or just want to, take just one device with me and expect only a few hours of usage then my 8" tablet will do -I also have a bluetooth keyboard hardcase by Zagg that I modified to fit that works nicely for a bit of typing/editing.(Wouldn't want to type all day on it, but in a pinch...) If I want to go nuts I can bring a relatively small powerbank that will run the tablet about 30 additional hours.(36+ total)
If I need a longer run time just for reading without carrying anything else the Kobo Glo and my cellphone serve well enough.
The Miix 700 serves as the "big gun" and has a decent keyboard for a tablet folio style case. Mine dual boots Windows 10 and BlissROM X86 Android 8.1.
Bottom line, at this point it's picking the right tool for the job. While form played some role in my selection of each of these particular devices, ultimately function came first.
Also, as far as I'm concerned, there is no one device that does most everything well available at this time. That said, if I could get one of those e-ink screen cases for my phone that'd be interesting as an every day carry device with decent software to run the e-ink display -but, it still wouldn't be much for reading comics. Further, I have too many gadgets!
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