Thread: Library E-Book Lending Poses Rising Problem for Publishing Industry
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Old 08-01-2019, 11:43 AM   #113
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Originally Posted by darryl View Post
Of course not. But you are talking about people's preferences. That each of those with tablets and smart phones have not bought e-readers does not mean that they prefer to read on phones or tablets. Many are not readers at all. Others cannot afford a dedicated reader, or cannot justify buying one. Others prefer paper books to e-books full stop.
I don't think full stop quite yet. Many are probably not even aware of dedicated reading devices, others don't want an additional device even if it might be a bit better.

There have been enough long time mobileread members switching to tablets and phones that I am apprehensive about long term prospects for dedicated readers, but since amazon still makes multiple weeks of production runs prior to release of a minor upgrade to their highest end lowest volume reader and still run out on release, I guess the dedicated reader market is still viable.
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