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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Pocketbook Global has a model 901 coming in sept you might want to look into, then. (They are aiming for a price in the $350 range.) Their software is maintained as a common platform across models and so far it is very very good and very user friendly.
There are several threads with info and even video of the pre-release prototypes.
I'm keeping an eye on it myself.
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I love the tech, but I am still struggling with the economics of the big readers. Most have no content revenue stream so even if they sell 100,000 the first year. (which seems lile a huge number) how do they support themselves ongoing (thats only $350,000 - thats the salary of three Directors level jobs and of that how much is profit after they rebrand the device from Netronics; $200k 100K less? ). Pocketbook just rebrands Netronics correct?
I feel more comfortable with my iPad at this point . I dont see pocketbook having a really solid sustainable market. (along with many of the other small ebook makers) The only way to survive is to have a long term sustainable revenue flow, like Amazon, or make them disposably cheap so people just buy them on impulse and also replace them as the old one breaks (toasters)