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Originally Posted by ProDigit
Now that the novelty has faded,
Are E-ink devices still a thing?
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They still are for me. A better question (from my perspective) would be, "are tablets still a thing for reading?" And, if so, why? They're heavy, the screen is unusable outdoors and they have to be charged daily. I have one 7" Fire tablet that I try to keep charged, but I use it so little that the battery is often dead when I
do go to use it.
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Originally Posted by ProDigit
Have there been any significant improvements made, since the invention of it?
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You could ask the same question about tablets. Since Apple released the iPad in 2010 (and tried to patent a "rectangle with rounded corners") while colluding with the Big 5 publishers to raise prices of eBooks, tablets have basically remained the same. And, yet, I'm pretty sure you would say "they're still a thing."
Both eReaders and tablets have seen many improvements since 2010. Some folks think tablets or smartphones make good eReaders. More power to them but I'm not one of those people.