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Originally Posted by LouieChuckyMerry
Apologies for my ignorance when it comes to ebook reader prices  , but my point remains: remove all the connectivity hardware and software and I'd think that the device would be considerably less expensive to manufacture |
It honestly wouldn't. The comms module is basically a single chip that costs a couple of $. The expensive components of an eInk reader are firstly the screen, and secondly the battery. Having or not having WiFi really makes no difference to the price.
Amazon are basically selling the $69 basic Kindle at cost price - that probably represents pretty much the current baseline price for what it's feasible to manufacture a decently-spec'ed reader for in bulk. The PW is $109 - again that's probably about baseline for a front-lit device.