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Originally Posted by charmian
Fjtorres:
What price do you think is a game changer then?
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$29.95.
Lower than a hardcover. In a blister pack. Sold at supermarkets and dept store checkout counters.
Something like a cross between a Jetbook lite and Pyrus Mini, an impulse buy you can bring out of the drawer once or twice a year for reading on a plane or at the beach; something book clubs could give away with a 6 book commitment. Or banks. Or dept stores.
Something you could give to a seven year old and not cry if it breaks.
Edit: Try this - no wifi, no touch, 512Mb storage, microsd slot. 2AAA Batteries for power. Two ports: USB and a card-edge dock connector.
The proprietary connector docks at a Redbox style kiosk. You dock it, pick the books you want, swipe the credit/debit card associated with the device's registered account and the books are zapped onboard. The DRM'ed files use eReader style encryption for commercial files so they can be copied out to other devices. For gift card or cash transactions the files would be tied to the device serial number on the back and in ROM.
A similar kiosk at libraries would use ADEPT DRM.
No internet or PC needed so it can be used to close the digital book divide or sold via indie bookstores who could host the kiosk. (Online sales via USB would work too, of course.
Addresses about a dozen issues, no?
And we'll never see its like.