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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
I don't know if it's a "concession", but if the core competency of an e-reader is to deliver sharp, clear readable text, then both major players pretty much have that covered. There hasn't been any major breakthrough in paperclip design for quite a while, since the existing forms work well.
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If sufficiency was the determinative criteria, one could argue there wasn't any need for innovation beyond the original e-readers of ten years ago. The contrast ratio of e-ink readers is far below that of paper. If e-ink could double the contrast ratio of their screens, it would be a massive improvement to what you consider already sufficient.
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The two features you single out as being intended to compete with tablets are both still very closely connected with reading - many, MANY users of ereaders enjoy taking notes as they read, and probably even more like audiobooks, so adding both of those makes economic sense. Especially since the major competitor has offered audiobook support for a long time - did you describe THAT as a "concession" by Amazon that "they are at the limit of e-reader technology"?
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The incorporation of audiobook support is superfluous to e-readers.