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We all know what it means.

Except for me, apparently. I’ll have to update my vocabulary: backlight can mean front light.

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E-ink displays are opaque. The Kindles with illumination use side-lighting with a layer of plastic that guides the light across the surface of the device. They are effectively front-lit using LEDs situated around the perimeter of the screen.

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You can’t backlight e-paper. You could get a book light, though!

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and Karl, at least, has incentive to string his lawsuit out as long as possible.

What is his incentive? Sorry, I watched a couple of the videos but haven’t been following too closely.

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