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Originally Posted by Waddle
I notice a lot of forum members own numerous e-book readers, why? Is it just a collecting thing or is there a practical reason?
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The Kobos I own are older models that used to be my main reader before I upgraded to a newer model. The only exception to this is my PW3, which I bought new for less than half of its retail price a few years ago thanks to a combination of a Mother Day's sale and convenient currency exchange (I was living in Japan at the time) - I'd never owned a Kindle and wanted to try one. I keep it around linked to my Amazon.co.jp account so that I can still buy Japanese ebooks here in Europe, where they wouldn't otherwise be available due to geoblocking.
The good thing about ereaders is that they have a much longer life than smartphones and tablets, so I keep my older models around because I can always find some use for them. My first Kobo Glo (2012), which was a present, I passed along to my mother who is still using it happily. The H2O I bought new (2014) when it was released and I still keep it around for the external SD card (which is useful for manga): I can't sell it because I opened it up to change the internal SD card and it probably wouldn't fetch a good price as it is. The Glo HD (2016, maybe?) I bought used on ebay for a good price and has been (and still is) my main 6" ereader, and the only one I take out of the house for commuting etc. The Libra I bought as an upgrade for the H2O.