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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
"Oh, let's go read a book in bed!" With a laptop...
And if he thinks that a smartphone is a good alternative for an ebook reader, he has never seen one. I mean, how big is the average smartphone screen and how big is the average ebook reader screen?
One thing about cost is that it will go down. Which he just completely ignores. Back then, laptops etc, were way more expensive than they are now, and they dropped in price because people started buying them, which will always drop the price. Ebook readers are fairly new (at least the e-ink varieties) and they are only recently coming to the attention of the average public. Which will mean, as soon as more companies will start making those things, more people will start buying and the prices will go down.
Yes, they are expensive right now, and the book selection isn't as large as the pbook selection right now. But the more people get into this, the more the selection will become and the cheaper (and the more variety) the readers.
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I remember back when I worked as a Kaypro salesperson (back in the days of 40 pound, CP/M operating system, Z-80, 8-bit "portables") and our store got the chance to be one of the first to sell an MS-DOS 'laptop'. It had a 12", MONOCHROME display with less contrast than we see on an average e-ink device, had to be plugged in if one wanted to get more than 1/2 hour of operating time, weighed something like 8 pounds and cost more than $2,400!
Yep. Them e-ink prices ain't *never* gonna come down, boss. Not!
Derek