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Originally Posted by HarryT
My point was merely that if people are willing to pay a price in the €350 range for a PDA, I believe that they would also be willing to pay it for a reader. Both are, after all, devices which one can "live without", but which make life more convenient or enjoyable.
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The major difference is that PDAs allow one to do things that they couldn't do unless they had the PDA. (e.g.: check email while on the road) The Reader is a is a cool gadget, but let's face it - you get just as much enjoyment reading a hard-copy book. In other words, most people view a PDA as a productivity tool, whereas an e-book reader is viewed as a novelty.
I'll admit that an e-reader is more than a novelty to people who need to lug around numerous books or to those who don't have access to hard-copy books, but those people don't exemplify the average reader.