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Originally Posted by tomsem
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"If you own a Kindle from 2009, you will know that it is almost the same as the current model.
In fact, I believe my old 2nd gen Kindle is better, as it came with an audio connector, which was removed from later models."
Not really correct. There is a vast difference in reading quality from the K2, which I owned, and the current Paperwhite and Oasis. Granted, the leaps forward have not been as quick and broad as some tech. But much of that, if I understand correctly, is a limitation of the hardware.
Newer Kindles offer Bluetooth, so the audio feature has changed, but hasn't been removed.
The K2 was heavy, large, slow, and lacked a front light. It was wonderful in 2009. The audio features are a non-starter for a user like me, who wants to read, not listen to books. Users who want to listen to audio books will use a cell phone or tablet, because they are more well suited to audio.
The market is changing, but the idea that e-readers are "dying a rapid death" is just a bit hyperbolic.
I don't see the need, for myself, to buy a new Kindle, because they haven't changed much in the last 3 years. But saying current Kindles are the same as what was offered in 2009 is just incorrect. I am one user who will never prefer reading on a backlit device in a dark bedroom. I just can't do that.