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Originally Posted by rkomar
What indication is there that any of the other devices will be cheaper than Sony's? I haven't paid a lot of attention, but I seem to remember that the others would be around the same price. The display costs a lot, so maybe Sony aren't gouging after all.
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Well the hope would be competition pushed the price down.
Secondarily the devices would, one would think, need to be cheaper, or else better, to compete in places where Sony's device is available, given Sony is a "safer" brand (should be better customer services, product quality less likely to be variable, would have more to lose if the above weren't the case).
I don't "know" the prices that's why that's one thing I'm asking but in terms of scuttlebutt and hearsay, now likely outdated
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Originally Posted by http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/where-in-the-world-is-the-pocketbook-cad-e-reader
body text: - In December 2014 Pocketbook announced that they had developed a second e-reader called the Pocketbook CAD Flex. ... They also mentioned that the final price will be around $574.00.
Comments: - "Thank you for your interest in Pocketbook products.
The release date of Pocketbook CAD Reader Flex has been postponed to October 2015.The device will become available for order online on our official webpage. The approximately estimated price is 590 euros. The exact price will be announced later."
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I can't seem to locate a price for Onyx, and NotesNote isn't at that point yet (and thus only has the guess made in the post above).
The hope would also then be that Sony too look to compete on price, against the newer devices in a manner they aren't really obliged to with a monopoly.
As noted above part of the problem is Sony's limited release, which means getting one in some places means necessarily paying a fair bit more than the already expensive official price.