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Originally Posted by ProDigit
I believe because Ectaco is just starting up, these devices always start expensive.
If you look,street prices for this device would be in the acceptable range when the device would be priced $399. The additional $100 covers startup costs,which is only normal.
Ectaco does not seem to gain lots of profit from their translation devices, but a step in the ebook reader market seems to have gained them a lot more money!
They probably make very little profit from their russian contract, possibly even sell them at a loss, so they charge us (the early adopters) a bit of a premium price in the beginning.
I'm sure the Jetbook Color will drop in price 6-12 months from now.
They could be sold for $299 at the end of their cycle,but when that will be will be entirely dependent upon the market,and market demand.
If they remain the only ones selling color ebook readers, they might choose to keep their prices high.
I expect there to be a contender in a good 6months, to a year though.
Companies like Amazon (Kindle), B&N (Nook), and the companies creating those large sized readers, they probably will not sit still neither!
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Yeah, I agree, anything can happen - and who knows what?