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Originally Posted by Sonist
I am not sure what this proves?
Nothing has changed. A century or two ago, the equivalent demographics did not have libraries either, and were likely to be barely literate. They didn't have much leisure time, but spent a full day in fields, or in the factories. They spent their meager disposable income on beer, not on books.
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Past doesn't matter, the present does.
And in the present it's a niche of people who:
1. Read enough books to justify buying a device that's only a reader.
2. And who aren't stubborn and stuck on reading real books.
If you just buy a handful of books a year, there's no point in buying a device that does nothing but books at any price really. And if 60% of people read 1 or fewer books a year.....then yes that's a niche market.