Thread: PocketBook Ink Pad 840
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Old 10-31-2015, 06:47 PM   #289
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Originally Posted by p38lightning View Post
Any ideas as to why the North American market has been such a problematic nut for them to crack?

The 840 is a great product, does what it is advertised to do well (referring to its use as an ereader here), and is/was available for a (somewhat) reasonable price AND you are not saddled with a 6 inch screen!!

BTW, (again keep in mind my limited usage) the current beta has been a joy to use!
The North American market is sewn up by those who sell both readers and ebooks. They can sell their readers without making much profit, and make their money on ebooks (like razor blades and the handles for them). PocketBook has to make all of their profit off the reader sales in North America, and so can't compete against Amazon and Kobo based on price.
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