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Originally Posted by davidfor
Amazon does have the 7" Oasis for sales info. I think it is more interesting as to why they chose 6.8" rather than a matching 7". And looking back at Kobo's devices, they had several 6.8" devices before going to the 7" Libra H2O.
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Yeah, but I'm guessing Oasis sales amount to a small fraction of the Paperwhite market. Maybe the new tech makes 6.8" screens cheaper or more viable — and maybe it's too expensive to get the lighting right from the side rather than the bottom. I personally like he 6.8" format better than the square 7" format.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
But, what I am curious about is why the chose 6.8" for this device. Unless there is something about the 7" that means it won't work in this shape. Maybe it is to do with the light positions and what screens are available for that.
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As for choosing a 6.8" screen... I think because they could make the 6.8" Paperwhite look a lot like the 6" one (even close in size). And, also, they could keep selling the Oasis as a "premium" eReader.
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Originally Posted by davidfor
I think it would need to be more than $20 to make it worth it. To me, the specs of the Nia, and the Aura Edition 2 before it, are just to close to the next model up to make them sensible at anywhere near the current price point. It would be interesting to see what the actual sales are for the various devices.
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You're probably right. I honestly thought the Nia would priced at about $70 and often be put on sale at $60 or $55. When I saw they had priced it at $100, I thought "that's got to be temporary" ... especially when the Clara went down permanently to $120. Nope. Maybe the Tolino Page 2 sells better in Europe, so it might be that's why the Nia sticks around. But, if they keep the price of the Nia at $100 then I can't see it surviving.