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Originally Posted by Dinsule
I seem to be thinking of jumping in to the Ebook market at the wrong time--a year before everything I need in an Ebook reader is on the product of just about every competing company ... and color E-ink comes out.
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That is the problem with early adopting. Color E-ink won't be out for consumers until 2010 though, and it will probably be several more years until it's cheap (i.e. around $200)
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I was wondering if there was a product that allowed for free internet, much like the Kindle 2, but in a broader sense, such as through real Wi-fi? Or will I need to wait for the Readius or the Boox for a feature like that?
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Nothing currently. Kindle has wikipedia and I think some other sites work ok on the rudimentary browser. But full internet will really need color e-ink so an ideal one on that front is a ways off.
Well of course there are things like the iPhone (and it's new Kindle app) and Palm Pilots etc. that are an option if you don't need e-Ink screens.
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Are prices going to sit up above $300 dollars for much longer, or are there some readers with most of the "modern" features for closer to $200?
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Well you can watch for deals. The Sony PRS-505 is $269 on Amazon, and was like $205 or so on SonyStyle.com a month or so ago. Kindle 1's used are going for $200-230 on Craigslist (in the DC area) and Ebay respectively, so that's another option and the one I'm pursuing as per above.
Otherwise prices will come down by late this year, but probably not to the $200 area (maybe the PRS-505). I could see the Kindle 2 dropping to $300 by mid to late summer and maybe having a sale/price drop for the holidays in the $250 range.
I don't know much about the Cybook's and other readers people mention here in terms of what they go for as I didn't research them very much.