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Old 04-30-2013, 12:49 PM   #16
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I'd like to see pointless speculation done by people with a positive outlook for a change.
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Old 04-30-2013, 12:58 PM   #17
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How about something simple, such as a user-replaceable battery? What are you going to do when your K3 battery dies?
Sure. If the K3 dies for any reason I'll be forced to upgrade. But I wouldn't upgrade prematurely just to get a user-replaceable battery.

That said, I've already looked into how I could go about replacing the battery myself, but I won't make a decision regarding that until I have to.
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:33 PM   #18
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Old 04-30-2013, 01:42 PM   #19
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Old 04-30-2013, 02:16 PM   #20
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I think the market for ereaders is just about dead.

Everyone is using apps on their phones and tablets.
I don't think it is. My hubby and I bought bought our first e-readers this month. I got a Kobo Mini and he got a Sony PRS-350, both for about $60 each.

We have three tablets in our house, a couple of laptops, iPhones, an iPod Touch, numerous gaming consoles... but none of those are as pleasant to read on as the e-Readers. Neither of us have used any of the tablets or LED screens for this purpose as we find they aren't as easy on the eyes as traditional paper. For the price point, we couldn't really NOT try the e-Readers out, and even though we *thought* we'd be returning one of them, each of us developed a liking for the different models, and both have stayed in the house. My hubby has already read more novels in the past 3 weeks than he has probably in the past year!

Plus, we're already eyeing some of the pricier options on the market.

So no, I don't think the market is DEAD, I think there are still folks out there who will eventually take the plunge, particularly with the lower cost of the devices now (you can choose from several for under $100).
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Old 04-30-2013, 03:11 PM   #21
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I'd like to see pointless speculation done by people with a positive outlook for a change.
Perhaps it is a case of: we're happy with what we have. Sure we could ask for a lot of stuff: colour screens, higher refresh rates, as well as more sophisticated typesetting and layout. Not to mention the other ideas that people are bringing up. But would that sell more ereaders? I'm not so sure, simple because books are predominantly black and white, are static pages that we read one at a time, and don't depend upon typesetting or layout to a large degree.
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Old 04-30-2013, 03:24 PM   #22
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I was always perfectly happy with my K2 US until I wasn't anymore. Poor little bugger never did a thing wrong. I still feel guilty at times about mothballing it.
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Old 04-30-2013, 05:09 PM   #23
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Better resolutions I'd love to see this in the ~100ish price range. [/b]
I've never once looked at my Kindle screen and wished that it was higher resolution. Even the upgrade to the Paperwhite from the K3 didn't really make a huge difference to me, resolution wise.

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Audio Still surprised companies like Sony take out audio support that was included in previous editions.
Since the Kindle (and presumably some other readers) sends back usage data, I'm quite certain that they had enough data to justify this decision. I strongly suspect that the vast majority of users never used the audio features (including me), so they realized that very few would miss them, thus an obvious cost cutting move.


Totally agree, though, on the nearly indestructible and fully sealed version, though I doubt that it's quite a simple as a few O-rings as you seemed to imply.
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Old 04-30-2013, 10:28 PM   #24
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What would I like to see? Children being taught to read but go ahead and call me a hopeless optimist. Or, perhaps call me an enemy of teachers' unions.
We've got some teachers' unions here in Texas that would *love* to be able to teach reading again.
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Old 05-01-2013, 03:41 AM   #25
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I've never once looked at my Kindle screen and wished that it was higher resolution. Even the upgrade to the Paperwhite from the K3 didn't really make a huge difference to me, resolution wise.
I have, actually. When I switch my DX to the smallest font size, I can still read it fine, but I can also see that it's running out of pixels; the characters aren't smooth anymore. So I use the second smallest.

So hurry up already and start using that 9.7" 2400x1600 screen E-Ink sells, somebody!

I very much want to have a look at that new Kobo...
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Old 05-01-2013, 08:36 AM   #26
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user-replaceable battery is my only tempt that would get me to replace my paperwhite. But then it would only happen if my paperwhite gave up the ghost. All I had ever dreamed of with the touch was light. The paperwhite gave me that, wish list closed.

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Old 05-01-2013, 09:05 AM   #27
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Something has tempted me to buy another ebook reader. Price. £29 from B&N for the NOOK Simple Touch!

Too good to pass up to make access to my Fictionwise ebooks (now transferred to B&N) easier.
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Old 05-01-2013, 04:13 PM   #28
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I think the market for ereaders is just about dead.

Everyone is using apps on their phones and tablets.
So, I was one of those people who scoffed at people with dedicated ereading devices. I had an app on my phone and couldn't understand the additional expenses of a one trick pony.

Then I went to Italy with my best friend (who brought her Nook) and my phone died a fiery hot death by wetting. She continued to read and I was kept from my books.

After returning state side and replacing my phone, the very next thing I bought was a Literati ereader (lcd screen; Kobo software; ebay for $15). That was my gateway and I now have an eInk Kobo WiFi.

So, don't count out the smart phone app users. Sometimes we just need to be shown the error of our ways.
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Old 05-01-2013, 08:25 PM   #29
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I would be infinitely grateful for a standard battery that reflects the needs of modern devices, then we can start talking about devices with user replaceable batteries.
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Old 05-01-2013, 08:49 PM   #30
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More readers with buttons. That's pretty much the main one for me - I'm not a huge fan of touch screens, and it's nice to have the button alternative. I mean, I already have two with buttons (the T1 and Kindle Keyboard), but once/if those die, I fear I won't have button-y readers to replace them with if this trend of "all the touch screens, all the time!" keeps going on.
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