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> The only thing e-book readers have going for them is e-ink E-book readers also have a sub-$100 price point. And e-ink includes readability in direct sunligh

• noelwelsh 15y ago
  I agree e-ink has advantages over LCD screens, but I don't think those advantages are enough to sustain the e-book reader market. I think tablets are becoming mainstream (they've "crossed the chasm") and I think to most people a tablet is an acceptable substitute.
• rplnt 15y ago
  And your eyes won't bleed after hours of reading.
• saturdaysaint 15y ago
  Cheap e-ink devices will probably have their place, but tablets are quickly becoming more capable and cheaper. As they get under $300 and handle almost all of a student's computing needs, it will be hard to justify the savings of a vastly less capable e-ink device (at least in countries that can afford a $300 per student purchase). Multimedia adds very little to your average Kindle book, but videos and interactive content add huge value to a textbook. Once you add the fact that a student can accomplish coursework and quickly make schools paperless, I think it's a huge value add.