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Originally Posted by taming
A few years ago there were a slew of eINK devices that had no formal connection to the actual selling of eBooks. They cost around $400. Most of the are now gone. There is no way that any reader can be competitive at the currently acceptable price point without a heavy reliance on selling books and making money that way.
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This is the normal price progression of consumer electronics.
In a few years, eReaders (if they haven't been supplanted by cheap tablets) will probably be in the $50 range.
In Australia, the retail price of a Kobo Touch has dropped by 1/3 in the last year. For the exact same product.