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we all wish for a low price. However, the DX is 489.-. The plastic logic is a more advanced technology, has a touch screen, is more robust, and has WiFi. Apparently the software is also much more advanced --- better PDF support, etc. So 600+ would definitely be reasonable, consider that the DR from Irex costs 800.
They might price it below that if they offer some bundle deals for books or papers. |
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The ZDNet article speculates that the PlasticLogic device will be priced under the Kindle price:
"The missing element: Pricing for the eReader. Chances are that Plastic Logic’s reader will come in under the Kindle’s price, which is a bit expensive despite price cuts. For Plastic Logic, the Barnes & Noble deal is a coup that will bolster the eReader’s launch. Lynch wouldn’t reveal whether Barnes & Noble would sell the Plastic Logic eReader directly." That seems a little farfetched to me, but I hope they are correct. An 8-1/2" x 11" e-ink, wi-fi reader on a plastic substrate instead of glass, priced less than the current Kindles would certainly energize the e-book market in my opinion. |
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You can't even buy a Tablet PC with an A4 screen! It's just too big; I think that the market for such a device would be extremely restricted. |
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Pretty much the same size: "Letter" size is a little wider and a little shorter than A4. All the same, I stand by my (personal) view that a device with a screen that size is way too big for most people to want to carry around.
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I think we'll all agree that the percentage that only reads novels is much bigger, and thus a smaller reader makes more sense for most people... |
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![]() I concur that the PL will be an expensive device, and I can't imagine that B&N is going to subsidize any of its cost. Having seen the Kindle DX, it strikes me that the PL's larger form factor will be great for PDF's and technical documents, but less than ideal for portable reading -- it's just too big, especially with a half-way decent case. This could be balanced out by the ability to put your B&N books on multiple devices -- if there is some way to sync your last page and notes to them, which afaik is not the case. Otherwise it's going to be a real drag to switch from device to device. Is it clear why PL will use wireless access, other than some type of web browsing? |
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Indeed. That is precisely the market that the iRex DR1000 is aimed at.
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I'm sure it will. The DR1000 is really not very expensive for a business user - it's priced to compete in the Tablet PC market, not to be a competitor for "mass market" eBook readers like the Sony or Kindle. I have a DR1000 myself, and although it cost me considerably more than my CyBook did, for me personally it was worth the price I paid for it.
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From the videos of the PL device that I watched, it looks like they use a double-tap on the screen to turn the page. That would drive me completely insane. In the age of gesture-based touch interfaces, using a method that is from the dawn of computer GUIs makes almost no sense.
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