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Originally Posted by Quoth
Are they really popular?
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I’ve got that impression at least - I mean, depends on the target group, but both the phone form factor devices (which so far have been Android-only) as well as the even smaller Xteinks seem to be all the rage.
I don’t think they’re nearly as popular among people who like to settle down comfortably at home with a book, but among people who do a lot of their reading while commuting or in short breaks here and there during the day, they do seem to be gaining more and more interest.
I’ve seen a fair bit of lamenting about the cost of the Android ones though, so while this one is considerably more expensive than the Xteinks, it’s still less so than any of the Boox or DuRoBo or ViWoods or Bigme devices in a similar shape, plus it offers a longer battery life (I assume), so there’s certainly a niche there - PocketBook releasing it seems to indicate they’re seeing an opportunity to get some of that market, too.