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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I'm not sure "most people" is accurate above. For a lot of folks, "convenience" may be a dedicated device designed to do one thing very well.
All other things equal (like a screen equivalent to eInk in readability and power consumption), I wonder how many would still get a dedicated reader when multi-function devices using the same technology were also available?
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Dennis
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That's really the key question. Undoubtedly some will prefer dedicated readers. If reading is the only gadget-related hobby someone has, and they don't need anything like this (reader, tablet etc.) for work, there's not much reason. Also folks who are put off by more complicated technology.
But others will want something that can read as well as a dedicated reader (or close enough) and also do other things related to their other hobbies or stuff they need for work (better annotating with stylus, PDA, e-mail etc.).
The iPhone and other gadgets show a market for these type of multifunction devices. Time will tell if the same is true for multi function tablets and what effect they have on the e-book market, the netbook market etc. once they start rolling out.