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mobelby · 05-18-2009, 06:30 PM

Dear RobertB,

Thanks again for all the information you do provide in these forums. You remain the most active company and you do have a major task ahead of you competing against the big two. I'm glad you accept all our challenges/criticisms as just attempts to get the most accurate, up to date information on upcoming readers and technologies.

My own view is that there is still a huge opportunity and it's around products that come under USD200.

I started off my quest wanting all the bells and whistles in one reader but the more I learn and the more patient I am I realise that what I'm buying is simply a book READER and that it will in all likelihood only be used 3 years, perhaps even less as replacement technologies/devices come thick and fast and cheaper.

When I began posting on this thread months ago I could not wait for the updated Hanling v3/bebook 2 with touchscreen etc. However, since that time my habits and buying policy have changed. I do a lot more browsing on my netbook and phone rather than my main pc, I have all my media content (incl books) stored on a central server running whs and I've realised that spreading the same dollars that would have bought me the best ebook reader on the planet can instead be spent on a good, basic reader, a next gen iphone subscription (phone, browser, compact book reader) and more books.

This week I had to replace one of my dual monitors that had died. I researched and researched and looked at many and read countless reviews. In the end I decided a good, basic monitor that met most of my criteria was just fine rather than splashing out for a top of the line only worthy of an imaging professional (out of interest AUD225 is pretty darned good for a full HD 22 incher).

My point at the end of this is to stronly encourage you to go out and capture the sub USD200 market where most of the action will be so bring on the Mentor-Lite, Bebook Mini, Cybook Opus and Cool-er and all the other players at this end and let's see what happens.

05-18-2009, 06:30 PM	#2058
mobelby Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 224 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: eeepc 901	Dear RobertB, Thanks again for all the information you do provide in these forums. You remain the most active company and you do have a major task ahead of you competing against the big two. I'm glad you accept all our challenges/criticisms as just attempts to get the most accurate, up to date information on upcoming readers and technologies. My own view is that there is still a huge opportunity and it's around products that come under USD200. I started off my quest wanting all the bells and whistles in one reader but the more I learn and the more patient I am I realise that what I'm buying is simply a book READER and that it will in all likelihood only be used 3 years, perhaps even less as replacement technologies/devices come thick and fast and cheaper. When I began posting on this thread months ago I could not wait for the updated Hanling v3/bebook 2 with touchscreen etc. However, since that time my habits and buying policy have changed. I do a lot more browsing on my netbook and phone rather than my main pc, I have all my media content (incl books) stored on a central server running whs and I've realised that spreading the same dollars that would have bought me the best ebook reader on the planet can instead be spent on a good, basic reader, a next gen iphone subscription (phone, browser, compact book reader) and more books. This week I had to replace one of my dual monitors that had died. I researched and researched and looked at many and read countless reviews. In the end I decided a good, basic monitor that met most of my criteria was just fine rather than splashing out for a top of the line only worthy of an imaging professional (out of interest AUD225 is pretty darned good for a full HD 22 incher). My point at the end of this is to stronly encourage you to go out and capture the sub USD200 market where most of the action will be so bring on the Mentor-Lite, Bebook Mini, Cybook Opus and Cool-er and all the other players at this end and let's see what happens.