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Originally Posted by Alisa
This is why I wholeheartedly agree with you that tablets will be the way of the future for most people. They offer enough additional functionality that people will pay the higher price. The cheapest iPad may be twice the cost of the Kindle but it does so much more. Most people don't read enough to be bothered by the lit screen. Besides, some day there will be a color screen that is both fast and eye-friendly. At that point, a single-function reader will have no point. There may be a few people who would still want them but not enough to be more than a tiny niche.
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Agreed. Tablets have much more appeal to the casual reader as there's much more value in it since they can use it for activities they do more than reading like net surfing, video watching, games etc. etc.
And the color screens are so much better for magazines which are big among casual readers. Bigger screen (as well as color) is great for newspapers as well etc.
E-readers are only worth it for avid readers, and prices aren't going to get down fast enough to keep tablets from becoming the e-reading device of choice in the mainstream.