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Originally Posted by BookCat
I don't agree that there would be a tiny market for 5" frontlit readers. On the contrary, I think this market is being underestimated. Reading on a phone is totally different from reading on an easily portable eink reader.
The mostly male contributors have missed an important feature: the cuteness factor. The Kobo Mini I'm giving as a Xmas present (to a male) is very cute. Give it a frontlight, bring back the exchangeable back panels (maybe in pink, or purple, or with a cat on) and it would be a hit.
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There is undoubtedly a market, but the size of the market is hard to say. Most of the 5" readers that have come out have only ended up "selling out" after the company offering them has sold them at a pretty large discount (Kobo Mini's for example were sold on the cheap a lot before they disappeared). Would a 5" reader that costs the same as a 6" reader have enough of a market is the question.