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Originally Posted by ottischwenk
I don't think so - they can earn more with devices like this
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While I agree that it's probably going to be their main line, they do have some devices purely for reading: the Poke and now the Leaf. They even seem to understand that some users want physical page turn buttons, so they included that in the cover for the Leaf (and I think for the Nova Air) - it's just poorly implemented.
If you look at the (primarily) Russian market they also have the models Kon-tiki 1/2 (a Nova 2/3 without the wacom layer) and, more importantly for this discussion: Lomonosov, a 10" reader without a wacom layer purely for reading. The Lomonosov doesn't have physical page turn buttons, doesn't have the latest Carta 1200/1250 and has a cheaper screen in general (only 200 PPI), so in my view it falls short of being a good reading device.
For a reading device I think I'd prefer an indented screen like in the Libra 2 (which has the best contrast and clarity of recent devices). Flush screens tend to reduce the clarity of the screen and also be fingerprint magnets. So a design like the original Note from Onyx, but with a better screen and preferably page turn buttons.