I have to second Melkor on that.

Students or people considering the device for private use really have only the economical option to get an eDGe in the US and have it brought over by a friend, or try to get a used one from an us-user. (Forwarding etc. costs nearly as much as buying the device here.) And then they run the risc of warranty issues. So the option for them really is not to buy and see if something else (like the coming pocketbook 901 with "only" an eInk screen but annotation function or the Kindle DX or an "old" irex (company is under liqudators orders but not fully dead yet)) suits them.

I did order an eDGe from the importer in the netherlands (hoping to receive it next week ) but only because I am selfemployed and want to use it professionaly.

That there are sound economic reasons for them to price it like they do ... Well, we can understand that. No need to drive the discussion in circles here. But we don't have to like the reasons, do we?

So let's hope they put a foot in the door here and are successful in the US ...

Regards

pirx