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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Competitors do need to understand that if the want to compete they *have* to compete; they have to...make sure they offer more than just a minimalist reading experience.
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I'm not so sure. Just as there is demand for a pocket calculator that does nothing more than add, subtract, multiply and divide, I think that there will be a demand for a reader that offers "just a minimalist reading experience."
Of course, the retail price would have to be low, just as the simple pocket calculator's price is low.
Ectaco is not in the eBook file business, it's in the e-dictionary hardware business. I don't see why it couldn't continue to sell its simple eBook readers at a price lower than its competitors as an adjunct to its dictionary line.