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Originally Posted by haydnfan
I don't see Amazon [...] introducing larger sizes. These are things that you want, but doesn't recognize how ereaders for the past eight years have been nothing but incremental improvements.
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Some 'dreams' are more plausible than others. To me, your assertion does not tally with the fact that Kobo has introduced increasingly large screen sizes in their flagship devices since 2014 until peaking in 2018. Amazon followed Kobo's lead in introducing a larger screen, waterproofing, and adjustable lighting; Kobo joined Amazon in implementing page-turn buttons and asymmetric design. This competitive behaviour between these two companies suggests that they are both vying for the same customer base, thereby supporting the idea that Amazon will feel some pressure to produce a larger-screened device.
I agree with you that Amazon seems unlikely to produce an 8" device, but I wouldn't be too surprised to be wrong about that, either. It doesn't seem warranted to call a larger device the prediction of a 'dreamer', unless you can demonstrate the crucial difference between Amazon and Kobo in this respect.