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I found the following article by Googling "tablet sales versus ebook reader sales": "Kindle Sales – The E-Reader Device Is Dying A Rapid Death" https://justpub
by bdowling 6y ago
I found the following article by Googling "tablet sales versus ebook reader sales":
"Kindle Sales – The E-Reader Device Is Dying A Rapid Death"
https://justpublishingadvice.com/the-e-reader-device-is-dying-a-rapid-death/ https://justpublishingadvice.com/the-e-reader-device-is-dyin...
I'm aware that many people find reading on an E Ink display e-book reader preferable to reading on a tablet or phone. When consumers pull out their wallets to make a purchase, however, they prefer tablets and phones.
- ant6n 6y agoE-Readers are single-purpose device. EInk are a screen technology. Comparison to phones only make sense if it was possible to purchase tablets, phones, laptops, monitors with eink screens. There exist some tablets (e.g. remarkable), but they are pretty expensive.
- bdowling 6y agoComparison with phones and tablets makes sense because consumers use them for the same purpose as e-readers, reading e-books. They are an alternative even though LCD/OLED is inferior to EInk for reading in terms of eye strain, etc. People still prefer multi-function devices and EInk has so far been unable to produce displays that are competitive for multi-function devices. I don’t think there’s a conspiracy at EInk or among its shareholders to intentionally make less money or sell less products. Their annual report, which describes a strategy and goal of improving the technology and expanding sales, suggests the opposite. [0] [0] https://www.ir-cloud.com/taiwan/8069/irwebsite/financials.php?t=annual https://www.ir-cloud.com/taiwan/8069/irwebsite/financials.ph...