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There must be loads of e-readers that are now languishing in drawers as more people buy 7" tablets as a handy do it all device
Surely someone must want them? Do they have a value or are they just like old full iPods ?
I'm wondering what happens to all the tech that was last years best thing ever but is now unused and unloved
I'm looking for a replacement kindle screen if anyone has one!
I don't see tablets as a replacement or alternative to ereaders.
Suppose the problem is most e-readers aren't *that* expensive when new, otherwise there'd be a market among people who would like to try it but don't want to shell out too much money just incase!
I suspect some people get stuck at a certain point in tech too, they're happy with the model of whatever it is they have and perhaps don't like the newer features (i.e removal of click wheels on iPods or the iPhone 5 being bigger), so maybe those people would also be interested...
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I don't see tablets as a replacement or alternative to ereaders.
Really? Speaking from the point of view of someone who's never owned an ereader, but has, currently, around 350 ebooks spread across four different ereader apps on two mobile devices, a phone and a pad, I beg to differ.
I have no issues reading books on either, and, believe me, I read a [i]lot![/i]
Try a dedicated ereader for a while, then come back and differ.
Having used my iPhone and iPad as ebook readers (kindle app) and having had a play with my daughters recently purchased kindle, I can see the attraction of the latter, although an ipad mini might be interesting from a size/weight point of view.
If anyone does have one languishing in a drawer, I could give it a good home 🙂
If anyone has a 3g kindle keyboard for sale lemme know.
I don't think there's too much room for improvement on ereaders screens and so my Kindle is going to go on until it breaks.
Agreed that the screens are way better than LCD types for reading on. Way better.
Get the feeling the original Kindles were an example of technology that is pretty close to perfect from the start. The resolution, the contrast, the speed, the capacity, size and weight - sure, you could improve all of them, but the gain would be minimal. Comparing my wife's later generation model and mine: they've removed the keyboard, which makes it a bit smaller... but it was already small enough. I've got a 7" tab, but it's heavier, needs charging more often, and is in all ways an inferior experience when it comes to reading a book (though not a magazine).
So I can't see myself upgrading for the foreseeable future, and to answer the OP: no, I doubt there are many languishing in drawers due to buying tablets.