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Ran into this item which, to me, was rather interesting.
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One of the articles I saw showed the number of page turns per month for Kindle Unlimited, it was a very large number. I do wish they had a Kindle App vs e-ink Kindle breakdown for that though.
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That's actually surprising to me. I'd expect dedicated eReaders to be a relatively dying market.
Like, I'd expect the total number of dedicated eReaders sold by the entire industry in 2023 to be less than Amazon alone sold in 2013. EDIT: A source for the quote https://www.yahoo.com/tech/amazon-un...144837001.html |
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The rise of BookTok and influencers promoting dedicated ereaders shouldn't be underestimated. Even the trend of putting stickers on the back, or between the device and a clear cover, is super popular. They're making reading on a dedicated device look like a fun and personalizable thing vs just using your phone. I'm guessing that's why Amazon has promoted a clear case on their basic Kindle page up now.
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I mean, it does read like a press release to me.
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Gallery 3 doesn't have B&W. It's only color. There are no black ink particles in it. Black on the Gallery 3 is a really dark blue.
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I think customers don't want to pay for them. The Oasis was a premium device. I'm curious if they sold the same model with and without page turn buttons, what would sell better?
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As much as I like my original Oasis, both the buttons and its ergonomics, time marches on. It's a replay of why Blackberries no longer exist: overall people don't want physical keyboards on mobile phones.
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Not exactly. Several other brands still offer physical buttons on their ereaders.
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