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I have been seduced by the appeal of larger screens and do like the 7" readers. Actually, I think the Aura One was had the best ergonomics of any Kobo device. before or since. *But*, I can very easily make the argument that 6" or even a little smaller, is technically better. Without the thickness of the book being a constraint, keeping line length at less than 60 characters makes it much easier for long form reading. There is an inevitable loss of focus and and eye tracking when switching lines if the line is too long. And, if i'm reading for hours, I will sometimes zone out completely and have to backtrack to re-read whatever I thought I was reading. Again, a small screen and less text in front of me at a time makes this easier and quicker.
Edit: Since I'm near sighted, I read more comfortably with a smaller font size. I know that most people, especially older adults, use e-readers to increase font size, even larger than your typical large print books. 6" would very quickly become too small in that case.
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