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Originally Posted by Quoth
The phone aspect ratio is like reading a newspaper column, not a book. By all means have a portable eink too, but most eink are 3:4 aspect and most tablets are 16:9 aspect (though 16:10, 4:3 and 3:2 exist).
It would practically kill eink sales if they didn't have 6 to 8 inch models in 3:4. I had a phone-shaped eink. Gave it away. If I want to read on a phone form factor I have the Nxtpaper 40. Better bettery life and UI for audio than eink.
My 5″ Sony PRS-350 is a nicer portable form factor than any phone. Sadly it and Kobo mini are gone.
It's crazy that Kobo has no 7″ mono and didn't do a cost reduced 8″ instead of Sage (no notes, scrap the 8 magnets, power cover port and slightly larger battery).
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To be fair, I like to read on my Libra 2 the most, that's my favorite form factor. But I leave it at home, because if something (bad) happens to it, it's irreplaceable. On the other hand, my phone's screen is a bit larger than my Clara's, and it feels weird to read on it. A phone is more easily pocketable than the Clara, and I really don't care about the "newspaper feeling" as the only thing matters here is the book reading itself. At least >my< thinking is the best reading experience is on E-Ink, the aspect ratio only brings more comfort to the picture - YMMV.