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Originally Posted by Quoth
However bigger than 7" (or maybe 8") is a niche in a niche, really only needed for B&W graphic novels/manga and PDFs.
The vast majority of fiction only needs mono eink. The 5" is nice for a pocket, but that is very niche with phones and it's not much smaller than the smallest 6" models. The 7" isn't much bigger than 6" unless it's got buttons. You'd buy a good enough 10" tablet for the difference in price between 7" and 8". Also a 7" Libra with buttons does fit many handbags or jackets, an 8" much less so.
I doubt we'll see a return of 5" ereaders.
The 10" eink models are very expensive and not really big enough for all PDFs.
The 7" Oasis and 7" Libra are a nice size. Most people don't need jailbroken.
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For a lot of people who do need a larger text size, 7 or 8" will be be good. I would not recommend a 6" screen for those who need a larger then normal text size as it can look awful. So while you think that larger then 6" is a niche within a niche, I disagree. I find the larger then 6" screen to be rather comfortable. And some will find them to be a necessity.