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Old 09-20-2007, 05:47 PM   #13
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I agree that $50-$100 is the sweet spot for dedicated e-book devices, which may have been where the "$50 Kindle" wishful thinking (wish fulfillment) came from. This implies a LCD screen for the next year or two. If the one laptop per child dual-mode LCD screen becomes commercially available, then perhaps it will be integrated into a e-book reader.

The closest to a counter-example to my LCD-only theory is the iBook V6
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6 "SVGA Electronic Paper Display (not E Ink Corporation)
Retail price: 165 Usd
However, it isn't yet mentioned on lbook.com and delivery estimates for new technology are almost always optimistic.
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