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Originally Posted by jswinden
Amazon no longer has any real competition, therefore they can now set a price that makes a profit rather than subsidizing them as thy have always done prior to now.
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That does not make much sense, there is a new basic kindle and the paperwhite still. They seem to just expand in the luxury category. If you look at kobo, they do this also with the h2o and other manufacturers like pocketbook also have expensive readers.
The middle class market seems to be around 100 euros and each manufacturer sells a product in this price range. All with frontlight and similar dpi. Only difference is, some have carta, some don't.
I think this readers do everything most people want such a device to do and they do it good. So now people who want more dpi can get it (kindle) and those who want a bigger device too (kobo).
That a new screen that surly isn't produced in such quantities is more expensive, should be clear.