Re:All-New Kindle Paperwhite
by wandermatt on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @02:31PM
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Not every product that loses money qualifies as a loss leader.
It's pretty clear that the consumers have spoken, and they value lightweight and compact and cheap over a large-screen. And Amazon would rather sell a stupidly cheap 5" model than a reasonably priced 8" one, because they just want more in people's hands.
Re:All-New Kindle Paperwhite
by devindotcom on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @02:39PM
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What makes you think it isn't hard?
Other companies that produce them ;-)
> Got a DX size? Nope? Not interested.
Wrong.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GYWHSQ/ref=fs_dx
It isn't Paperwhite, as far as I know, but then again, people are mostly reading novels with them.
Are you interested in a DX-sized device for reading PDFs?
And how good is the DX for reading PDFs anyway? They are smaller than a A4/legal page, which I image will mean that things will look small, unless you want to zoom in an out, which makes it un-book-y for me.
You can use some other 9-10 inch reader.
Onyx has them, pocketbook too.
True, though I had a Pocketbook (902) and it was quite a finicky beast; customer service tried their best to help though. Also, it didn't have a "Pearl" display in those days though that might have changed now. I recall discussions on Mobileread where people had issues with Onyx as well. I wish BN would make a large-form e-ink reader: I have the (rooted) Nook and it is the best e-reader that I have ever owned.
I have a nook right now and onyx with backlight - they both work really well.
Seriously. It's 2013. Make something that feels and has the space of a full-sized book. It's not that hard. Hell, use it as a loss-leader if you can't make the numbers work.