PocketBook's new 6-inch Kindle rivals have interchangeable back panels
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Swappable back plates on low-cost ereaders are a small but telling move — even commodity devices are competing on personalization and aesthetics. Hardware teams in mature categories should assume that form-factor differentiation and modular cosmetics can still move units without major silicon changes.
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