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arsingh1 · 03-02-2010, 11:03 AM

Hi Rainboy ,
I was also trying to get an e reader for my self here in india .( I simply love sony prs 300 /505) but customs and shipping costs made it difficult untill i heard of infibeam pi .
http://www.infibeam.com/Pi
It has been the first device launched in india .
so if you buy pi for (rs9999) you will get 1 year warranty in india .
That is a big thing before buying any item.
on the other hand you buy a kindle or sony prs you will have to pay the shipping 40$ and custom duties around 100$ raising its cost to 350$ without any warranty.

It in fact is a rebranded white-label (OEM) product from chinese OEM manufacturer C-Double Tek from Guangdong.
Some of the other clones are
Foxit eSlick
iRiver Libre
Bookeen Cybook Gen3
Astak Mentor
C-Double Tek's ve100.

So going for pi makes sense if you live in india , as i do.

So I have changed my decision, I'll go for pi and drop a sony or kindle as the e-nk screen i is same in all devices as it is a patented technology .(www.eink.com)

or wait for some time as another Indian company EC Media, owned by Kerala-based DC Books, has said that it will launch an e-reader by late March or early April.
The new EC Media e-reader will cost around Rs 8000 to Rs 18000.

The prices will come down in the months to come in india.

03-02-2010, 11:03 AM	#32
arsingh1 Nameless Being	Hi Rainboy , I was also trying to get an e reader for my self here in india .( I simply love sony prs 300 /505) but customs and shipping costs made it difficult untill i heard of infibeam pi . http://www.infibeam.com/Pi It has been the first device launched in india . so if you buy pi for (rs9999) you will get 1 year warranty in india . That is a big thing before buying any item. on the other hand you buy a kindle or sony prs you will have to pay the shipping 40$ and custom duties around 100$ raising its cost to 350$ without any warranty. It in fact is a rebranded white-label (OEM) product from chinese OEM manufacturer C-Double Tek from Guangdong. Some of the other clones are Foxit eSlick iRiver Libre Bookeen Cybook Gen3 Astak Mentor C-Double Tek's ve100. So going for pi makes sense if you live in india , as i do. So I have changed my decision, I'll go for pi and drop a sony or kindle as the e-nk screen i is same in all devices as it is a patented technology .(www.eink.com) or wait for some time as another Indian company EC Media, owned by Kerala-based DC Books, has said that it will launch an e-reader by late March or early April. The new EC Media e-reader will cost around Rs 8000 to Rs 18000. The prices will come down in the months to come in india.