06-21-2010, 10:59 PM | #1 |
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Dedicated E-Readers: They're History
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06-21-2010, 11:10 PM | #2 |
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ad nausum.
Ipad useless outdoors Ipad backlit LCD vs e ink Ipad larger, heavier and less portable than a Nook or Kindle iPad won't break the $200 mark for years to come. Last edited by boswd; 06-21-2010 at 11:12 PM. |
06-21-2010, 11:20 PM | #3 |
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06-21-2010, 11:24 PM | #4 |
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What about $100 Android devices? A nook is android plus e-ink, minus the apps.
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06-21-2010, 11:34 PM | #5 |
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There are lots of people for whom _reading_ is just one multi-task among many. Read for a couple of minutes, listen to some music, do some facebook, some of this, some of that, whatever. Hopefully there are enough of us who just want to read that the e-ink reader will prosper.
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To quote from the article
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The iPod touch is a fine mp3 player, but sometimes people just want a basic device that does one job and does it well. I for one do not want an iPad or any other tablet with an LCD screen to be bought for the primary task of reading. The author is just writing a far stretched article. Proper research of the market (and history of other devices) suggest there is room for both cheap dedicated devices and expensive multi purpose devices. In my view what potentially may come from todays announcements of price drops of the Nook and Kindle (and new $149 wifi-only Nook) is I feel companies such as B&N and Amazon will make next to zero profit on the devices and all their ebook income will be derived from content. |
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06-21-2010, 11:52 PM | #7 |
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Do we really need a new thread every time some idiot writes a column, article or blog post about tablets killing dedicated readers/e-ink devices?
The arguments have been done to death on here in a gazillion threads since the announcement of the iPad. |
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If we assume that not all the customers reach a point where they refuse to buy from their stores because of DRM, then content can definitely overcome the loss on devices. Console manufacturers have been doing it for ages. They sell the actual consoles at a loss (per unit), but make up the difference with the sales of video games and accessories. And, in the case of Xbox Live, subscription fees to their online content. |
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06-22-2010, 12:22 AM | #14 |
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True, but that's because the Wii doesn't have as much 'next-gen' tech as the PS3 and 360. It was simple enough to make that they were never going to lose money, unless no one bought them. Which, obviously, they did.
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06-22-2010, 12:26 AM | #15 |
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It's not about the iPad rather the slew of iPad-like devices that will avalanche the market soon
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