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Originally Posted by SCION
I agree. I think non-techies will snatch up the iPad instead of the Kindle DX.
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Non techies and techies. I mean it's only $10 more for the lower model and does a lot more.
The DX and other large screen e-ink readers really only appeal to people who need to read large documents for hours on end. So they were always a niche, and that gets cut into since one can read a PDF etc. on something like the iPad with a similar form factor.
And most won't need e-ink as people probably aren't reading that type of stuff for hours on end like they do novels. Even being an academic, I'm seldom reading textbooks, research articles etc. for more than 1-2 hours in any give stretch, so I'd much prefer something like the iPad which does a lot more than an large screen e-ink reader for the same price (or more for the iRex or Que).
I don't think the large screen e-ink devices will die per se. And they were never going to be more than a niche item with less appeal than portable readers anyway. Stuff like the iPad and things that come out with Pixel QI or Mirasol screens will just cut into that niche a bit is all.