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Originally Posted by slayda
Perhaps you're too young to remember when the HP-35 calculator first came out at $395. It had very limited storage and no programability but it was the only hand-held, scientific calculator on the market and was probably did not have much of a markup. It was new technology, just like e-ink screens are today.
Now you can purchase a programable scientific calculator for about $20. Eventually ebook readers will also be greatly reduced in price as technological advances are made.
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Main difference is that the technology used in these ebook readers is not new and not expensive. Technologically speaking, they're inferior to most PDAs and cell phones. It's not the build cost that is driving market prices with these devices. Unfortunately, technology is rarely what determines the value of a product when it comes to marketing that product.