MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Plastic Logic and Rusnano show of new reader to Vladimir Putin

karunaji · 08-31-2011, 03:15 AM

It has nothing to do with Putin. He may be smart but probably he has nothing to do with this development. The real reason that this e-reader sounds promising is that Russians are avid readers of e-books. The lax enforcement of copyright laws means that closed e-book model like Amazon Kindle or Adobe DRM is not very appealing to readers, thus there is a market for more open and functional devices.

It is nice that someone is trying to fill this market although the low purchasing power of Russian people makes it rather risky venture. No wonder that they are targeting schools which could ensure government contracts.

It is worth it if they succeed to make a better e-ink reader for academic needs.

08-31-2011, 03:15 AM	#7
karunaji Evangelist Posts: 421 Karma: 1033566 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Latvia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Bookeen Opus	It has nothing to do with Putin. He may be smart but probably he has nothing to do with this development. The real reason that this e-reader sounds promising is that Russians are avid readers of e-books. The lax enforcement of copyright laws means that closed e-book model like Amazon Kindle or Adobe DRM is not very appealing to readers, thus there is a market for more open and functional devices. It is nice that someone is trying to fill this market although the low purchasing power of Russian people makes it rather risky venture. No wonder that they are targeting schools which could ensure government contracts. It is worth it if they succeed to make a better e-ink reader for academic needs. Last edited by karunaji; 08-31-2011 at 03:21 AM.