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indie · 09-05-2010, 10:42 PM

I think eventually you will have readers as low as $35.00. Laptops a few years back were bulkier and thousands of dollars, then hundreds, now you can get one for under $200.00. I see ebook readers going the same direction. Someone will come up with a better mouse trap that does more, cost less. The hardware will not matter, it will be the content.

I am just waiting for Japan, or India to come up with something that is inexpensive. Their countries are not going to want to be left out, and the average income in many parts of India will not allow for high prices for a reader.

Maybe some company will let you get one for a monthly fee free like they do with cellphone. The next few years will be interesting. Right now the low end is about $128-under $100.00

09-05-2010, 10:42 PM	#19
indie Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 30 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	I think eventually you will have readers as low as $35.00. Laptops a few years back were bulkier and thousands of dollars, then hundreds, now you can get one for under $200.00. I see ebook readers going the same direction. Someone will come up with a better mouse trap that does more, cost less. The hardware will not matter, it will be the content. I am just waiting for Japan, or India to come up with something that is inexpensive. Their countries are not going to want to be left out, and the average income in many parts of India will not allow for high prices for a reader. Maybe some company will let you get one for a monthly fee free like they do with cellphone. The next few years will be interesting. Right now the low end is about $128-under $100.00 Last edited by indie; 09-05-2010 at 10:56 PM.