@croberts
IMHO, this comment - and the article itself - misses a big point.
The screen on Kindle (and on Nook and Sonys as well) is E ink, not grayscale - and that is a HUGE plus for the Kindle/Nook. Thanks to that screen, the book readers (I owned Sony PRS before the Kindle) are the first electronic devices that I can comfortably read on; conversely, I cannot read a book on my iPad (or on my laptop, for that matter) without a headache after an hour or so.
With that in mind, I really do not think iPad and E ink devices (Kindle/Nook/Sonys) are direct competitors. Those who care primarily about color illustrations will use iPad, or laptops. Now, would I prefer to see photos in a Kindle book in color? Of course - but not at the cost of putting up with current LCD screens.
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