E-readers have carved out a solid niche in the consumer
electronics market due to their portability, long battery life, solid display technology (although most lack color screens) and relatively inexpensive retail prices.
Not exact matches
In part the explanation is that while offshoring of many low - skill jobs in textiles,
electronics assembly, had little impact on the dollar because the imports that replaced goods manufactured at home were so dirt cheap, the increase in corporate profits
due to off - shoring caused a flood of investment in the US stock
market.
Today, however, component manufactures (broadly speaking) supply to all of these industries, and this is in part
due to the enormous expansion of the consumer
electronics market.
Some say wearables are doomed: after all, the growth of this consumer
electronics category has plateaued since its birth, and multiple manufacturers have already exited the
market due to underwhelming demand.