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Originally Posted by Over
So, the other devices features and prices will follow the initial plan, or will tread the same path of this 6" ereader?
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Dear OVER:
Your question is a good one. Here is what we know:
Astak will follow TWO paths: one is the EZ Reader path which will come out with EZ Reader Plus and EZ Reader Pro early in 2009. We want to develop ultimately some special versions that are entirely separate from what Jinke is doing elsewhere in the world. Number TWO is that we will continue to work with out factory to bring out more "cutting edge" devices that will be nothing like the EZ Reader: a 5 inch budget model with robust controller, a 6 inch that allows note-taking on a super-fast device, and the 9.7 inch with a flexi screen.
Price IS an issue! BUT... on one of the other threads I did TRY to lay out the costs, item-by-item involved with an eBook Reader. I hate to tell you, but the $200 eBook Reader may not ever be. $240-$250 for a 5 inch is likely.
Look, what I and Astak are all about is selling good. solid, reliable devices first! The EZ Reader is that type of device. We also stand for THIN and LIGHT... and we will continue to go after that virtue. Cutting edge? Yes... I want a device that leaves the competion in the dust. I think we will see a case, for example, that has a built-in LED lighting system. I STILL think a solor charger can be built into the case. I want to take the eBook Reader where it has not gone before.
Our first effort is a good one! Yes, it is built my Jinke Hanlin but it is a terrific device that only lacked American support and technical knowledge and warranty and such. Anybody buying one is going to love it! We will be improving it. So... I would say about the path:
"Two paths diverged in the woods
And I, I took the one less traveled
And that has made all the difference"
That is the path Astak will take! Come to CES and see and hear about our prototypes.
Robert B