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I know on at least one of the Nook tablet lines you had the option. I think BN upgraded the eink line to a version of Android that would support it, but I’m not sure if it was ever implemented in that series. I forget which NST was the one that launched with this, I think it was the Nook GlowLight Plus. This also caused issues for Mac users at the time of launch though I believe those issues were resolved in either firmware updates or Apple and Android deciding not to behave like children, I suspect it was the former.
As to why it doesn’t seem to be a widespread feature
1) not enough user demand
2) the limited space is already a complaint despite 8gb storing thousands of books. It’d be even more of one with the idea of sharing that space
3) it’s easier to produce a cheap entry level device so families can have one per member. This has been the case ever since the price for a good eink reader or ok tablet hit around 100 dollars or 50 dollars respectively
Yes I know Jon likely didn’t include tablets in his definition of ereader but they still factor in on this issue. Why spend money on a feature when you can push a device that pulls the customers further in to your ecosystem
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