Plastic Logic and Rusnano show of new reader to Vladimir Putin

Dulin's Books · 08-27-2011, 07:23 AM

Rusnano has invested heavily in Plastic Logic and Plastic Logic will build a new plastic electronic manufacturing facility for them. The readers will be part of a Scholastic test program

thebestjeter · 08-28-2011, 02:42 AM

I think that this is the news: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/p...n-russian-sch/

sabredog · 08-28-2011, 02:59 AM

Good ol' Vladimir.

When he needs downtime from wrestling bears and diving topless into frigid lakes, he can enjoy a relaxing read

It would be great for kid's backs not having to lug heavy text books to school each day. When our youngest got her Macbook in year ten, it was well worth it.

JeremyR · 08-28-2011, 03:18 AM

You mean, when he needs a break from staged photo ops...

Oh wait....

6charlong · 08-28-2011, 01:54 PM

Let's not overlook the fact that Putin is very smart and a champion strategist and the Russians have more experience with eBook readers than most. They're being careful, only sampling 1,000 units, but it will be interesting to see how it goes. The plastic logic units are supposed to be large, very light and flexible: they may be perfect for school children.

rkomar · 08-28-2011, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6charlong

The plastic logic units are supposed to be large, very light and flexible: they may be perfect for school children.

I'm always hesitant about taking my 10" PB902 out of the house. A reader with the same size screen that is lighter and less fragile would be welcome, even for someone who hasn't been a school child for many a year.

karunaji · 08-31-2011, 03:15 AM

It has nothing to do with Putin. He may be smart but probably he has nothing to do with this development. The real reason that this e-reader sounds promising is that Russians are avid readers of e-books. The lax enforcement of copyright laws means that closed e-book model like Amazon Kindle or Adobe DRM is not very appealing to readers, thus there is a market for more open and functional devices.

It is nice that someone is trying to fill this market although the low purchasing power of Russian people makes it rather risky venture. No wonder that they are targeting schools which could ensure government contracts.

It is worth it if they succeed to make a better e-ink reader for academic needs.

sabredog · 09-02-2011, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by karunaji

It has nothing to do with Putin.

Very true

But he likes to be in on every photo story

Enhances his man's man image tempered with the cultured and sensitive side.

If there was a moon expedition organised by the Kremlin, he would be there for the photo session

08-27-2011, 07:23 AM	#1
Dulin's Books Wizard Posts: 2,806 Karma: 13500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Portland, OR Device: Boox PB360 etc etc etc	Plastic Logic and Rusnano show of new reader to Vladimir Putin Rusnano has invested heavily in Plastic Logic and Plastic Logic will build a new plastic electronic manufacturing facility for them. The readers will be part of a Scholastic test program

08-31-2011, 03:15 AM	#7
karunaji Evangelist Posts: 421 Karma: 1033566 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Latvia Device: Kindle 3 Wifi, Bookeen Opus	It has nothing to do with Putin. He may be smart but probably he has nothing to do with this development. The real reason that this e-reader sounds promising is that Russians are avid readers of e-books. The lax enforcement of copyright laws means that closed e-book model like Amazon Kindle or Adobe DRM is not very appealing to readers, thus there is a market for more open and functional devices. It is nice that someone is trying to fill this market although the low purchasing power of Russian people makes it rather risky venture. No wonder that they are targeting schools which could ensure government contracts. It is worth it if they succeed to make a better e-ink reader for academic needs. Last edited by karunaji; 08-31-2011 at 03:21 AM.

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08-28-2011, 02:42 AM	#2
thebestjeter Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 757546 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle 3 Wifi and Kindle DX Graphite	I think that this is the news: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/p...n-russian-sch/

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sabredog Geographically Restricted Posts: 2,629 Karma: 14933353 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kindle Voyage, iPad Air2, Nexus7v2	Good ol' Vladimir. When he needs downtime from wrestling bears and diving topless into frigid lakes, he can enjoy a relaxing read It would be great for kid's backs not having to lug heavy text books to school each day. When our youngest got her Macbook in year ten, it was well worth it.

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JeremyR Guru Posts: 973 Karma: 2458402 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle Keyboard, Nook HD+	You mean, when he needs a break from staged photo ops... Oh wait....

08-28-2011, 01:54 PM	#5
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Let's not overlook the fact that Putin is very smart and a champion strategist and the Russians have more experience with eBook readers than most. They're being careful, only sampling 1,000 units, but it will be interesting to see how it goes. The plastic logic units are supposed to be large, very light and flexible: they may be perfect for school children.

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