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Whatever happened to cheap eReaders? – Terence Eden’s Blog (shkspr.mobi)
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[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The kobo colour goes for less than $160 regularly. It is water proof, has front ligths, usb-c, and it can display color. I'm considering it for an upgrade from my, bought used 8 years ago, kindle. With Kobo, and ereaders track record in general, it will probably last twice that and still work. I consider that extremely cheap, specially in a market that usually expects people to dump a thousand dollars every two or three years for a phone. E readers have some of the best cost to utility ratios of electronics.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

Yeah, I just paid $140 for a Clara BW, and I'm considering the Libra Color the next time it goes on sale (my kids like comic books).