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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
I understand that everyone's choices are different but to say that a reader is superior in functionality yet return it because it would need charging every other day seems strange to me. 20 hours battery life would most likely be at least 2 days of usage, offering plenty of time for the device to charge while doing other things - like sleeping. No inconvenience, no lost reading time.
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It's more than just the — "in back of your mind" — worry about charging. It's also the fact that batteries have a limited number of charging cycles. So you also worry about wearing out your reader (at least I do). I've still got Sony PRS-505s that hold a charge longer than my Clara (when not in use). But the best modern readers I have for battery life are the PocketBooks. My PB615 (Russian version without WiFi, bought "well used" now 5 years old) still holds a strong charge for months — as does my PocketBook Touch HD 3. Both the Sonys and PocketBooks turn completely off after a few hours, so that helps. But I think it's more than that — I think PocketBook makes battery life a higher priority than Kobo. When I saw the size of the battery of the (then) upcoming Sage and then looked at all its features I thought, "that thing is going to have terrible battery life." One of the main reasons I prefer a flip phone to a smartphone is that I can charge it and not worry about it for a week. It's also one reason why I like eInk eReaders more than tablets (one of several reasons).
For what it's worth. Sorry for rambling.