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Originally Posted by hollowpoint
Why are dedicated ebooks readers still popular?
The reasons I still have them are: gives a way to download Kindle books directly to Calibre, saves the battery on primary devices during long reading sessions, and gives me the ability to read outside.
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Originally Posted by hollowpoint
^I get that, probably most here would agree with that. For me tho, I still prefer the reading experience on an Ipad Mini or a large high quality phone screen, vs my PW4 or my former Kobo Clara and Forma. All were fine, and I still use my PW4 for the niche reasons listed. But I like the improved visual rendering (for example: page turn options, font choices, lighting options), quicker response time, better web access and performance, better ebook app features, and access to related useful apps (like OneNote or Evernote) that you get with phones/tablets.
If ebook readers figure out how to vastly improve the 'digital paper' reading experience while still keeping advantages like long battery life, I might reconsider just for the improved visual reading experience.
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From what you say, I don't see why you would use an ereader? What I would do if I preferred reading on a phone/tablet...
As far as calibre and directly downloading, I woukd use Kindle for PC, or download for transfer via USB.
As far as saving battery life, use the phone/tablet and charge the other one. Or buy a dedicated tablet for reading.
So that would leave me with the problem of reading outside.