01-09-2013, 04:16 PM | #181 |
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01-09-2013, 04:27 PM | #182 | |
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A iPhone isn't really a phone at all. It's a portable computer that just happens to make phone calls. Few people upgrade to the new model of the iPhone based on the telephone functionality. With computers - whether that computer is a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone -, there is always a "killer app" that just won't work with the previous model. With e-books, as long as the format is supported, the reader will never become obsolete. If I dust off a Windows 95 computer, that computer will be of very little use. I could run some very old programs, but not anything new. But a dedicated e-reader will continue to work just as well until it breaks, assuming that the format isn't abandoned. There's just far less incentive to upgrade a dedicated e-reader than there is to upgrade a general purpose device. |
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01-09-2013, 04:53 PM | #183 |
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Oh good I thought we'd missed the Hotcake discussion.
Honey or Maple Syrup? |
01-09-2013, 05:36 PM | #184 |
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01-09-2013, 05:52 PM | #185 |
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and bacon. Don't forget, we need bacon.
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01-09-2013, 06:02 PM | #186 |
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Dusky is in charge of the bacon!
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01-09-2013, 06:36 PM | #187 |
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01-09-2013, 06:45 PM | #188 | |
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I have also spent hours reading on my Sony reader and hours reading from my Samsung Galaxy 5 MP. all WITHOUT eyestrain. People need to stop trying to shoehorn everyone else in the world into their own personal universe/preference! |
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01-09-2013, 08:27 PM | #189 |
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okay! We have bacon and hotcakes WITH maple syrup. All that's lacking is an egg or two. Where'd that guilty chicken go?
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01-09-2013, 08:28 PM | #190 | |
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Oh and by the way - methylation anyone.... |
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01-09-2013, 08:58 PM | #191 | |
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My point is, everything depends of demand and offer, and the created necessity for a device. We have been convinced that we need a phone every 2 years but we can actually keep using the one we had 5 years ago. As a matter of fact, I own a Motorola Rzr that still works like a charm. The thing with ereaders is that the market (and demand) for multi-purpose devices is now bigger. The fact that a device can still work without changes does not necessary means it won't be upgraded for a newest one. In my opinion, the created necessity is what dictates that. Of course, support or lack of it, can force a replacement, but in some cases it will not, like I said, with cellphones, even cars. |
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01-09-2013, 09:06 PM | #192 |
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Then I can tell you've never seen me. Though I have a Kobo, I have logged more reading hours on my smart phone than any other device.
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01-09-2013, 10:28 PM | #193 | |
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In contrast, devices such as smartphones and tablets people are much more likely to upgrade. These devices do become obsolete fairly quickly, while dedicated e-readers do not. My main point was that the initial growth in e-reader sales was people buying their first e-reader. It would be a mistake to expect that same rate of sales to continue. Once the market becomes saturated, the number of first-time buyers becomes small, and the remainder of the market is people replacing their devices, and people aren't that highly motivated to replace their dedicated e-reader with a new dedicated e-reader. The decrease in sales doesn't predict the end of the e-reader, only the end of the initial stage of rapid growth in e-reader sales. It's simply a very different market from the tablet market. With a tablet you can say "Sure, you like Angry Birds, but if you want to play Angrier Birds, you need to upgrade", and people will. The new tablet offers something substantially different than the previous model. Perhaps they don't need Angrier Birds, but it's a feature that persuades people to upgrade. With dedicated e-readers, however, it just reads books, so it's much harder to add features to entice people to upgrade. Last edited by QuantumIguana; 01-09-2013 at 10:33 PM. |
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01-09-2013, 10:33 PM | #194 |
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Yeah, it's more like the sausage market.
Or maybe the black market. |
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Besides, what are pages to you? On my Mini, I read more pages than on my tablet, simply because my tablet holds more letters per "page"... (I do have pages on my Mini, as I reformat my books to PDF, made up for a 5" screen). And sometimes (when I'm more tired), I'll increase the font size, so I'll read more "pages" than other times, when I decrease the font size. In short, each device has its uses. I personally won't use my e-ink device in winter and I won't use my tablet in summer. Edit: Oh yes, it's absolutely my fault that I like my devices so much I won't even consider replacing them! Besides, if you hold the PRS650 and that new plastic thing from Sony, you can understand why I wouldn't even dream about replacing that one... |
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