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Originally Posted by pking36330
Are you presuming to speak for all of us 'avid readers', or did you mean to say "Tablets will never serve as a main reader device for this avid reader"?
Because the sentence as you wrote it is obviously wrong since I many others in this forum have expressed a preference for the tablet form factor and you'll find countless posts from MR members who are currently using a tablet as their main reader device.
So why would you presume to speak for everyone?
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I didn't really mean the former, as I don't consider myself an avid reader given I read 1-2 books a month tops.
I basically meant that tablets will never serve the needs of the average avid novel/fiction reader
to the extent that they will in anyway be a threat to the existence of e-ink (or similar) readers.
For most people who are only reading novels (just text) there's little need to shell out for the added features of a tablet, sacrifice portability and battery life etc.
But sure, some avid readers (especially those reading more than novels) will prefer tablets or smartphones or PDAs etc. Everyone has their own needs, and I was talking in generalities--not meaning to speak for everyone--as I too hate it when people do that.
But in any case, no need to respond so rudely. When reading forums I find it best to just read everything as a person stating their opinion. Most people, myself included, aren't putting much thought into how we phrase things--so stuff that comes across as speaking for everyone is usually a poor choice of phrasing vs. deliberate intent.
We're all here to just share our own opinions. No need to take things so seriously.