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Originally Posted by issybird
For me, the issue is that an ereader makes a lousy audiobook player. Ereaders are too large and fragile to be used in most situations when I want to listen to an audiobook, i.e., when I'm on the move. I also suspect the controls aren't nearly so good and then there's the memory issue. So that being the case, to the extent that a native player on an ereader would add to the cost or bulk, I don't want one.
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One shouldn't confuse listeners to readers. Two totally different activities. My mother used to read to me but that was 74 years ago.
"Ten years ago, the Kindle was essentially the only game in town for e-books. But now, it's just as easy to read on your computer, your tablet, your phone — or even all three, thanks to cross-compatible apps."
Really? Try reading with your computer, tablet, or phone on the beach in brght sunlight or sitting in the sun in your garden. When in an emergency I'm forced to read on my phone I remember the cutesy tiny books that used to be sold as a novelty.
I enjoy reading books by new authors who can't attract the attention of a traditional publisher, yet. I like reading books by authors from other countries and other cultures who haven't been able to attract the attention of a publisher or agent in the U.S.
We need to get rid of the laws designed to benefit publishers and agents and harm readers and authors.
Reading is dying because readers are dying and not being replaced.