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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
I expect most people who buy the Paperwhite do so for the e-ink screen technology rather than due to their smartphones being too small.
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You are correct, of course. most of us DID buy for the eInk screen, BUT!
Even OLD eInk readers seem to work just fine My Sony PRS 300 and 350 devices work just fine, and my Paperwhite 2, works just fine. What do the manufacturers have to do to get me (and presumably, you) to buy a new doggone device? I would suggest that larger screens might be of interest to an aging but still tech driven population! Oh they'll toss in something else cool so we don't have to admit we want that larger screen, but that screen WOULD play a factor in the decision process!
And when you throw in the situation where casual readers, probably will use a smartphone or a tablet when they want to read, courting those who DO buy dedicated readers makes a lot of sense.