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Originally Posted by maxwed
When the Iliad came out, even until way into the time when the v2 was out, it cost 650 Euro... In fact, I bought one for that price...
A LOT OF PEOPLE forked out 650 Euro for a 8 inch device, for a long period of time...
So people right now have to spend 50 Euro more than they did from Iliad market introduction until middle of last year, to get 2 inch more screen for those 50 Euro... is that too pricey?
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In a word? Yes. I bought the v1 Iliad, but I understood the price point because It was an early adopter price. I was also willing to pay that much, because the only choice in e-ink devices at the time was the Sony Librie. Today there are many capable readers that are reasonably priced, IMO, such as the PRS 505, Kindle and Cybook. I certainly understand a larger wacom screen being more expensive, but I feel the price it is currently selling for is way to high for most people to consider.
I understand that manufacturing and marketing may not leave them much much wiggle room in setting a price, but to my wallet that is neither here nor there. I think the digital reader looks like a fantastic device and would love to own it for the pressreader function alone, but that price is just too steep for me. Can I afford it? Yes. Can I justify spending that much money on specialized device? No.