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Originally Posted by kleykenb
What they said was that they are planning to release another eReader next year for Business users that will be bigger and therefor will be able to display A4 size PDF's easily unlike all the currently available eReaders.
A4 PDF reading people appear to be a niche market, IMHO I think it's a huge niche so it's about time someone came out with a reader like that.
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That is excellent news, kleykenb! I've been on the lookout for such thing for some time.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Would you really be willing to pay $1500+ for an A4 CyBook?
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To my mind, we're talking about a business appliance, different pricing rules apply to a professional environment. Think about the original laptops ... or PC's for that matter. They were so stinkin' pricey that the only folks who bought them were businesses. And if they hadn't, then the 'economies of scale' would never have kicked in and driven the prices down so that 'normal' folks could afford them. Which is another point. If businesses started buying e-ink devices in large quantities, we'd probably see a
cost drop on the displays relatively quickly.
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Originally Posted by Robert Marquard
An A4 device has also the problem of being too big. Such devices are for men and real men have a limited choice of bags to carry gadgets.
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But if it's mainly a professional device, then you'll probably have your briefcase/briefcase analog with you when you're carrying this A4 monster about. It ought to fit in there nicely.
