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Originally Posted by GA Russell
I don't think that the market for eBook readers will dry up. There continues to exist a market for simple calculators that sell for only a dollar at Walmart.
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I saw a $15 mp3 player the other day. Blew my mind.
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Originally Posted by GA Russell
What keeps me optimistic about simple eBook readers is that they, like simple calculators and simple cell phones, will have users who are not interested in the other functions. I bought my cell phone for only $10 with no contract about a year ago. This is not so for computers, for example, whose users continue to demand more from them.
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It's the same for all single-function devices vs multi-function devices. You can easily find cheap one-function devices such as mp3 players, calculators, cameras, phones, etc. And for computers, the comparable is a netbook (though you can, of course, find very expensive netbooks...).
Ereaders will be in the same situation in another 1-2 years. Look how far they've already fallen! I paid $360 for my K2 in 2009... 1.5 years later and I upgraded to a K3 for only $140. Snagged some discounted Sonys for less than $100.