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Originally Posted by haertig
Of all my friends, I can't think of one who does not have an eReader... Maybe things are different for people of extremely meager means (but they don't seem to have any problems buying cellphones much better than the one I own!)
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In my circle of friends (which includes a librarian), I know of 4 people who own ereaders - I do, my wife does, my Dad has my old PW, and one friend bought an H202 on my recommendation. And that's it out of a group of perhaps 150 people I interact with several times a week in various settings. Not a scientifically rigorous sample size, but not a statistical outlier either, I'd wager.
Also, as for those of meagre means buying expensive phones rather than cheap phones + ereader, the economics behind that are simple. Our means are nearer the meagre end of the scale, which is why the H202s we have were at the top end of what we could (barely) justify paying for a single purpose device. Our Xiaomi phones, with high-midrange specs cost barely 10% more than a Forma, and can do so MUCH more. When money is an issue, it makes perfect sense to invest it in a multi-purpose device.