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Amazon’s first color Kindle e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, will run you $280(arstechnica.com)

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Funwayguy@lemmy.world
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As someone who purchased a waterproof Kobo Clara Colour for less than this and is enjoying 3rd party add-ons like KOReader, why the hell would I pay more for Amazon DRM?

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Cort@lemmy.world
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Because grandparents exist and some people find it easier to sandbox them into a proprietary environment rather than teach them how to use better but slightly more complicated tech

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