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if there is not, then manufacturers have concluded there is no market that they can serve, profitably.. probably because there's a lack of 5 inch e-ink screens being produced |
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There probably is a niche market. The fundamental issue is that eInk no longer make a 5" screen, and their minimum order requirements (for setting up production lines, etc) probably preclude anyone other than a major manufacturer such as Amazon or Kobo from being able to place such an order with them.
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Personally I think this would be a good direction for Amazon to take the Paperwhite: to produce a 5" version and a new 6" with blue light filtering.
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I think Amazon's goal is to simplify their Kindle line — three models is probably the limit now. I'm beginning to wonder if the Kindle Basics will survive long enough to be updated. (If they do, I sure hope they get an E-Carta screen.)
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Well there seem to be many Kobo users who would like to see the Kobo Mini updated with a frontlight.
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The InkCase kind of undercuts the "it's too expensive to run a small batch of E-Carta screens" argument. Unless they really make a LOT more of these things than I'm guessing. I can't believe that InkCase would be anything more than a niche market. |
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I don't agree that there would be a tiny market for 5" frontlit readers. On the contrary, I think this market is being underestimated. Reading on a phone is totally different from reading on an easily portable eink reader.
The mostly male contributors have missed an important feature: the cuteness factor. The Kobo Mini I'm giving as a Xmas present (to a male) is very cute. Give it a frontlight, bring back the exchangeable back panels (maybe in pink, or purple, or with a cat on) and it would be a hit. Last edited by BookCat; 12-17-2018 at 12:58 PM. |
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