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Originally Posted by ottischwenk
Expensive?
Ebook readers are not produced in such large series as smarphoes and tablets.
Eink has a monopoly on the screen and the products are expensive.
Boyue-Likebook and Onyx-Boox do not have a bookshop with which they can cross-finance their devices, such as Amazon, Kobo or Tolino.
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I mean
specifically why is the Poke device so expensive. I've been buying ebook readers since the second Kindle (over $300) and many other devices before the Kindle. I've used many, many ebook readers in my time with E-ink.