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Old 01-27-2010, 06:35 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by ColdSun View Post
This is only my opinion, and it could be wrong, but I think this is a threat to dedicated e-reading devices (not specifically e-ink).
I think it's a threat to them ever becoming a mainstream success. But that was a slim chance anway. Dedicated readers were never going to sell in numbers comparable to MP3 players, DVD players etc.

I think there will always be companies making dedicated e-readers to sell to the niche of avid readers who just want a simple device to read on. Prices will come down and they'll eventually sell them very cheap, and make money selling e-books to people who own the devices.

Multifunction devices have a better chance at reaching a bigger market, but I don't think that means the death of dedicated devices, or e-ink or future paper-like screens to serve the avid reader niche.
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