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The unfortunate truth is that eink, outside of the kindles, are a very niche product. The fact that Yotaphone company was swallowed up with the promises of the Yotaphone 3 this past summer shows that it suffered losses.
There just isn't a mass market for this sort of device, which is why it was priced at a ridiculous price when it was released - they have to recoup the expense.
Unfortunately, the pricing launched it out side of the budget of all but those who have money to burn on expensive gadgets. It was far cheaper to buy a similar spec'd phone, plus an ereader, and still have saved money compared to the original price point.
Thus, my feelings here: I don't think we will be something like this again - the money just isn't there, no matter how we want it to be otherwise. :'(
Btw pdurrant, how was your two hour reading commute?
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