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Originally Posted by GA Russell
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.
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The simple calculator is a closed ecosystem it is unlike an ebook reader which is basically nothing without content. The market is a much different beast then a simple close looped electronic device. There will always be a market for crapware electronics much like people will be garbage mp3 players instead of Ipods (usually well intentioned grandmothers for their grandchildren who make that face and say "gee thanks grandma") It still does not factor into my mind when I think of who will clearly dominate the ebook business. Ectaco may very well continue to sell their ebook reader but it really does not matter in the grand scheme of it all..