Thread: The cost of building a kindle 2 (without the whispernet)
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Old 04-22-2009, 02:47 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the $60 figure be in volume or bulk orders?
Yep. As long as you're talking 50,000 or MORE screens per order (SPO). Less than 10,000 SPO quickly raises the per-screen price to over $110/screen - or so I was told the last time I checked. I've heard single-quantity order price quotes of $125-$150 recently.

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