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Originally Posted by kyôdai
Like I said, I am confident there will be another premium reader above the Paperwhite in the $200+ region. Probably with a bigger screen (7,8" or more), now that the Paperwhite has inherited the 7"ish size display.
It might have page-turn buttons, but again, I doubt that it will be part of the Oasis series, since that concept has kind of lost its purpose for the most part.
I guess, we will have to wait and see.  |
I have low confidence that is in the offing. But at this point, we can both feel comfortable with our confidence levels, as there is no evidence either way.
It is striking to me that they have eliminated all of the model-specific configuration options: no Special Offers, no storage options, no wireless options, no color options (the Kids Edition bundles one of 3 covers, but the Paperwhite itself has no options).
This tells me that the lineup going forward is going to follow this ‘fewer SKUs’ trend. I could be wrong: color options may show up later in the product cycle (maybe next year), but Special Offers would seem gone for good, as with cellular option.