Just looking the thread over again, responding to some things I didn't before:

Originally Posted By: hybrid8
Expanding the screen (proportionally) would ... of course the ability to simply make the text/print bigger.

The Kindle allows you to change the size of the text already. Yeah, you get fewer words on the page, but the issue of larger fonts is already resolved.

Originally Posted By: hybrid8
it needs higher contrast and newer display tech to get the white portions of the page to really appear white

I've never had any problems with the contrast at all. And, really? The background isn't white enough? Who cares? Do you call newspapers to complain that they print on newsprint?
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