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Originally Posted by brecklundin
I think that is an excellent way of addressing the issue. the 6" display is nice, but the cases needed to keep it from cracking make the device to large, though the Sony is a pretty minimal case. For me, since 99% of my reading is novels, a 5" display will seem HUGE compared to my Clie and Nokia N800. I never use the Kindle for other reasons, mostly because I do no like reading on it under most lighting.
And the 6" display is not near large enough for many of us wanting to view reference manuals, tech books, and even newspapers or magazines.
So, I have to agree there will likely be a 5" market and a 9.7"+ market when it all shakes out over the coming year. The 6" market will always be there but a lot of folks might simply prefer the smaller reader size.
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Dear All:
Brecklundin is dead on with his opinion.
The large near 10 inch will be great to view newspapers and magazines but difficult to carry around and take on trips. Imagine being on an airliner. Where in hell do you put it when they serve drinks? It will not fit in the pocket in front of you I will bet. You don't want to risk it under the seat in front. There is clearly a market there though.
The 5 inch can be a gem!! You get a 5 inch E-Ink with an Epson Controller, 400MHz processor, Adobe Digital Editions, MP3, Text-to-Speech, 12 formats, and your choice of colors for around $200 (yes, I know of one coming real quick)... and you have instantenous page turns, higher resolution, and it fits in your jeans pocket! That is the perfect travel companion. There is clearly a market there.
The 6 inch... a very good in-between and kinda considered the "normal" size. It will not go away as newcomers to eBook Reading will want that.