Here's the thing: I remember that folks spent years and years trying to develop a useable technology for e-ink. "It reflects light just like paper", they said,

Here's the thing: I remember that folks spent years and years trying to develop a useable technology for e-ink. "It reflects light just like paper", they said, "so it'll be much easier to read for hours without getting eyestrain". Then a few years ago, we finally got decent e-ink and could finally get e-readers. But it seems like the latest generation of e-readers is just giving up on the e-ink idea altogether and going straight back to backlit LCD. What's the deal? Is e-ink not as good as we were hoping, or has LCD technology got that much better? (fwiw I'm a big fan of my original-recipe Nook)