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Originally Posted by DNSB

The only two people I know who purchased larger format eInk ereaders have continued to use a smaller device for most of their ereading. Such things as portability and front lights make them more usable as day to day ereaders compared to their Onyx Boox Note and Remarkable devices. Though both are happy with their larger device for the purposes they were purchased for, the number of people willing to spend the money to own both sizes of ereader is not going to a very large number (IMNSHO).

My experience has been the opposite. I bought a Boyue Likebook Mimas eReader 10.3" note-taking device last month, and my six inch eReaders have been turned off and left in a drawer since them. I love the amount of text displayed on the 10.3" screen, and have no interest in reading on a 6" screen (or smaller) any longer.

I suppose the difference between your friends and me is that the Likebook Mimas has a frontlight. (And also that I don't care about portability.)

Originally Posted by tdonline

I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I would love it more if it had an 8 inch screen. Come on Amazon, my eyes aren't getting any younger.

Same here. I would think that is true for a significant percentage of their Kindle customers, and continues to grow over time as Kindle users age.

Originally Posted by maximus83

This! Yes! Geez, if I had essentially a Kobo Forma (7.8" screen, super lightweight, soft grippy material, and natural lighting options) with access to the Amazon store, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Still crossing my fingers Amazon will crank out something like this. They have, after all, had some time to review the Forma and other e-ink Android devices that are coming out in competition to the Oasis. It seems like that approximately 8" screen size is a sweet spot.

I think an 8" screen would be perfect for a lot of people! I stumbled across a comparison video of the Oasis and the Paperwhite, and the Oasis screen looked so nice. They need to add the warm lighting and release it in 8 inch size, but without the weird shape... just page turn buttons on each side. That would make me trade-in my old Kindle Keyboard. (Also, my Likebook Mimas has an SDcard slot, speakers and USB C which makes it charge very fast... so any of those features and/or note-taking abilities would be nice. And while I'm dreaming... might as well make it color too.)

Originally Posted by Steve H

Amazon's buying power makes it easy to make profit.
Lastly the people that purchase ultra premium readers probably buy more content...Amazon's professed goal.

Yeah, I don't buy the argument that it wouldn't be profitable. So much of development cost for their competitors is in soft-ware development, and Amazon already has that pretty well worked out. (When I tried 2 Paperwhites that I had to return due to uneven lighting, the only firmware annoyance was the font sizes going from small to huge, and having to use Font Ramp.)

With the volume Amazon would have, I'm not worried about profitability of an 8 inch Kindle. I think they just got lazy because most US consumers don't know about other eReader options, so they just buy whatever Kindles are available.

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

Why do you say that? The Kobo Forma with an 8" screen can be had for $280. Not as large as the DX, but larger than current Kindles.

I would expect a similar price range for an 8" Kindle, and I think it would sell well and be profitable for Amazon. They just need to include features that people have been waiting for to upgrade, like warm-lighting. (And make sure it's comfortable to hold in both hands for the majority of people, like the Voyage or Paperwhite. I've read a lot of complaints about the Oasis in that regard, and I know it would bother me too.)