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Originally Posted by Moejoe
... Why would they drop $350 dollars on a device with a grey screen that does only one thing when they can have a full-colour device for significantly less that does everything, including purchasing that last minute book on the way to their holiday? The convergent device would be far more suited to a far greater swathe of the populace, as, rightly or not, it's seen as good value for money....
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First, $350 is not a huge amount - many spend more on a dinner with friends.
Second, I am not arguing against convergence, just that at the present time, I don't see an alternative to the e-ink technology. It is a different animal, as I said before. Much better for reading than your iPod. Much. Trust me, I have both.
It is more like paper, thus easier on your eyes over longer periods. When something similar comes along which can do full motion in color, of course it would take over. But there is nothing like this, that you should wait for.
Bigger, cheaper e-ink type screens will come in the next year or so, and so will greater sales.
This is totally anecdotal evidence, but it seems over the past year a third of my friends have purchased an e-reader. Not all are such avid readers. I think Amazon is really spearheading this in the US, and within a year or two it will do it in Europe.