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Originally Posted by AdrianWerner
Can it replace them? I'm not sure. Aside from more comfortable form factor reading on iPad is the same as on any laptop. And we shelled out hundreds of dollars on e-ink devices precisely to avoid reading on laptops.
iPad (or more broadly speaking any tablet/slate PC, when it comes to reading they're the same thing anyway) is definitly better for reading things that aren't pure novels and I think the current tablets ressurgence will do wonders to digitalization of written media (novels, comics, text books, magazines..everything). However I don't think it's game over for e-ink. It just needs to become cheaper. A $99 e-ink device will be popular and it's limited functionality won't harm it, there's nothing wrong with having a device that just does one thing, but does it exceptionally well.
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I agree. I would like some sort of tablet pc for reading / marking up PDFs, and would likely read comics and magazines on it as well, but I can't see myself ever giving up my Sony reader for reading fiction. I love the form factor, portability, great battery life and crisp screen. I think that there is room for both tablets like the iPad and e-ink readers on the market. Mind you, I DO consider myself an avid reader, and I do think that a more casual reader will not shell out for two devices very readily. The prices of e-ink readers will have to drop quite a bit to stay attractive to consumers if they do not want to lose customers to the iPad and other such tablet computers.