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Rael Hornby

Give up your Kindle and get a real tablet — eReaders are e-waste

Close up of a Kindle eReader on a yellow leather surface.

For a reason I’ve yet to understand, eReaders are still a thing — and I’m not happy about it. While I review dozens of different bits of tech each year and have spent most of my life buried neck-deep in gadgets and devices, the humble eReader is one category that has constantly baffled me.

For the record, I’ve owned an eReader myself. In fact, I still do. My Amazon Kindle has a special place in my tech collection, residing snugly in a box I often open up to enjoy some retro nostalgia. It currently acts as a coaster for my GameBoy Color, and that’s probably the most use it’ll ever get from me again.

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