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Originally Posted by 4691mls
This makes sense to me. As long as there are enough people buying eink readers, it doesn't matter if a larger number of people are doing their reading on phones or tablets.
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Personally, I find the 19% figure for e-reader ownership too high. Heck, I have doubts readership (of books not required for work) is that high. Mind, I've always found reading to be pretty niche - everyone seems to be watching TV. As said though, as long as e-ink buyers within that reader niche is large enough, they're worth producing.
Also, it's not just the e-readers themselves to consider, there's also the book purchases. I expect people who buy dedicated e-readers are also the ones buying lots of ebooks. I doubt folks who only read 1-2 books a year would find a dedicated device worth the cost. Yes, there are DeDRM tools and format shifting via Calibre but it seems more likely to me that most users would just stick to the built-in store on their reader.