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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice
Kobo displays the cover art FYI. They have since the beginning. One of their cooler features. If you just want a reader to read ePubs they are pretty good.
Problem is there really isn't much reason to upgrade for most people unless they break. Screens haven't changed much in the last 5 years.
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I did not know that! I had a Sony that displayed the book cover and I loved that feature.
I believe that ebook readers are not competitively priced for their perceived value. With one size being slightly larger than most phones and the other size being slightly smaller than most full-size tablets, there isn't much incentive for people to pay a premium to try one out. I've used them, and I know for myself I'm more likely to read on an eink reader than on a shiny tablet, but I think most people wouldn't know that about themselves and aren't willing to pay the premium to test it. (I bought my first ebook reader when tablets cost twice as much or more than an eink device. I recently bought a new iPad, just to use for reading, for a bit over $300.)