US Kobo Sales double?

[theducks]

Originally Posted by cellaris

(My specific hope is that they’ll continue to keep a close eye on market trends, just as they did with colour e-readers, and bring us e-readers smaller than 6" soon. It’s interesting that he mentioned the rise of Xteink-type devices.)

They had the 5" mini (rebadged Jinke V5, like many others used) 6" seemed the sweet spot (price). FWIW a 6" is the same width as a MMPB (5" if you just wanted a text filled screen (minimal side margins)

[John F]

Originally Posted by theducks

'Everyone' who READS (more than a few minutes at a shot) does not use a phone.
I don't (e-ink), so everyone else doesn't mentality is ruining options. Sales under nnn,nnn per month must be a bad product. The design effort has been paid. Now it is just shelf space. My dad bought a HP35 calculator. HP figured a few engineers would pay $400 (1970's). They sold out fast. Ha, they could not make them fast enough and went back to the design and cost reduced the case and keyboard (and the price came down to $150 over time) RPN

I put it 'everyone' in bold italic because I meant it as hyperbole. Even so, it has been stated enough that the impression, IMO, is that the (vast) majority of ebooks sold are read on phones/tablets.

FWIW, I read on a dedicated eink ereader.

[bdub]

I used to read eBooks on a Fire tablet.

When I finally decided to get a dedicated eReader, Amazon had locked down downloads, so I ended up going with KOBO after backing up my library to Calibre. I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I do expect my behavior to be in the minority given current reading stats.

[NickyWithNook]

I switched to the Kobo Libra Colour for most of my reading, and it's perfect except that I don't really need colour. I want the page turn buttons more than I don't want colour, so there's that. I still have my old Kindle Oasis, but I like the UI of the Kobo better, and the metal Oasis is cold when reading in the winter. (It is winter here in Australia.)

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by NickyWithNook

I switched to the Kobo Libra Colour for most of my reading, and it's perfect except that I don't really need colour. I want the page turn buttons more than I don't want colour, so there's that. I still have my old Kindle Oasis, but I like the UI of the Kobo better, and the metal Oasis is cold when reading in the winter. (It is winter here in Australia.)

Have you thought about updating your avatar?

[cgsmom]

Originally Posted by Cactus Chef

Have you thought about updating your avatar?

LOL. I love the avatar. I love my Nooks. I just can't stand to read on them very much. If I was more computer savvy, I would try to put koreader on my Glowlight 4. My Glowlight p4 is the most comfortable to hold reader I own. I keep hoping that BN will improve their software. Oh well

[cfrizz]

Originally Posted by John F

I put it 'everyone' in bold italic because I meant it as hyperbole. Even so, it has been stated enough that the impression, IMO, is that the (vast) majority of ebooks sold are read on phones/tablets.

FWIW, I read on a dedicated eink ereader.

A good chunk of my reading was done on my phone when I was working. It saved my sanity during my 1 1/2 hour (If it was a good day) commute back and forth to work.

Now that I'm retired, my Kobo Libra and Boox 7 Go are getting lots of use.

But reading on my phone saved me from having to drag around another device. It will always be my first choice when I'm out and about.

Having lots of options is always a good thing!