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Old 12-01-2006, 05:05 PM   #46
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I just tried to get their .stk maker software...but all I could get was the eRead3 software...did anyone actually manage to get that STK book creator software from their website or is it all contained in the eread3.0 package???
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Old 12-04-2006, 03:38 AM   #47
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I sent an email to the STAReBOOK guys asking for a review device...now waiting for a reply...let's see what it will be...

My guess would be "no reply at all" but I've been wrong before...
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Old 01-26-2007, 11:39 AM   #48
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I like the appearance of this once.

Then I got to this last line. Come on, people. HTML!
I'd prefer PDF myself, or at least plaint text compatibility.

Seems like Sony & others would have wised up about proprietary formats by now.
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Old 01-26-2007, 12:29 PM   #49
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Wow, you'd think with all of the e-Ink clones coming out, the price would start to drop (esp. for more cheaply made devices coming out of China). I seriously do not think that they'll see a phenominal launch trying to ask for more than a well-known company such as $ony was for essentially the same device. Those image comparisons were too much, I can't belive they did that! Who needs all of that other jazz on an eReader, i mean come on, my paperback/hardback doesn't need to calculate, play MP3's, warm my pants for me (j/k) so why should it's replacement when the initial draw is to simply replace the paper and bulk of the item?

Here's another question, does the e-Ink technology cost so much that all vendors need to charge so much and offer essentially the same sized screens? How much more would it cost to create a screen that is 30% larger? I don't see too much on the IC side, except maybe a few more to "help flip the pixels," but nothing to really inflate the price too much. Perhaps some company will eventually (think near-term future here, or hope) concede to our requests and eventually offer a full PDF-sized device that is in a reasonable/approachable sub-$300 price range. If they do, and the size/battery life/ruggedness/capabilities fit, I think this would blow all the others out of the water (or at least force them to adapt). Think of the paper saved on all of those soon-to-be-dated tech manuals, computer books, and out-dated medical refernce journals! <-- JMHO
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Old 01-26-2007, 12:56 PM   #50
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Aside from iRex, which has its own e-ink factory (which seems to be serving only iRex's requirements), everybody is buying e-ink from a single source: PVI. As far as I know, they're the only ones currently licensed by E-Ink Inc. to make the stuff.

Part of the high prices on e-ink devices is likely the still limited manufacturing capacity. But I suspect that part of it also stems from the fact that (unless you're iRex) you can only get the stuff from one place.
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These companies just don't get it.
People want CHEAPER, not MORE EXPENSIVE.
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Old 10-08-2009, 07:35 AM   #52
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Wow, you'd think with all of the e-Ink clones coming out, the price would start to drop (esp. for more cheaply made devices coming out of China).
Not as long as e-Ink has a monopoly, and no other real competition. e-Ink's only real advantage is phenomenal battery battery life, and as soon as folks realize that they really don't need to read twenty books in a row between charges, ... well! In the meantime, wring out every dollar they can!
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