Comments on: Price of the Hanlin Ebook: 300 dollars http://www.teleread.org/2005/10/01/3652/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:38:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Whats Hot! » Blog Archive » Jinke’s Hanlin eBook Model v2 http://www.teleread.org/2005/10/01/3652/comment-page-1/#comment-4781 Whats Hot! » Blog Archive » Jinke’s Hanlin eBook Model v2 Sun, 02 Oct 2005 21:24:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3652#comment-4781 [...] The cost? $299 for the V8, $349 for the V2 (programmable version). Posted by The English Guy [...] [...] The cost? $299 for the V8, $349 for the V2 (programmable version). Posted by The English Guy [...]

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2005/10/01/3652/comment-page-1/#comment-4760 Mike Cane Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:25:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3652#comment-4760 >>>$100 might get you a black-and-white machine. a used one. I carry more computing power in my shirt pocket than was used by the Command Module and LEM in the 1969 Moon landing. And it is far less costly. Things change. >>>$100 might get you a black-and-white machine. a used one.

I carry more computing power in my shirt pocket than was used by the Command Module and LEM in the 1969 Moon landing. And it is far less costly.

Things change.

]]> By: bowerbird http://www.teleread.org/2005/10/01/3652/comment-page-1/#comment-4666 bowerbird Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:17:48 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3652#comment-4666 $100 might get you a black-and-white machine. a used one. -bowerbird $100 might get you a black-and-white machine. a used one.

-bowerbird

]]> By: Branko Collin http://www.teleread.org/2005/10/01/3652/comment-page-1/#comment-4665 Branko Collin Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:03:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3652#comment-4665 I agree with the sweet spot comment, but would like to add to it: 100 bucks gets you a device; 25 gets you a book. Buyers will have to decide for themselves which they want. If the device is going to <em>be</em> the book, either its price has to be lower, or ebooks will have to sell for much less than they currently do. Undoubtedly we are not far removed from this point, at least in theory. MP3 players are selling for little more than the memory sticks they're based on. I can see something similar happening with ebook readers. I agree with the sweet spot comment, but would like to add to it: 100 bucks gets you a device; 25 gets you a book. Buyers will have to decide for themselves which they want. If the device is going to be the book, either its price has to be lower, or ebooks will have to sell for much less than they currently do.

Undoubtedly we are not far removed from this point, at least in theory. MP3 players are selling for little more than the memory sticks they’re based on. I can see something similar happening with ebook readers.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2005/10/01/3652/comment-page-1/#comment-4659 Mike Cane Sat, 01 Oct 2005 18:26:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3652#comment-4659 I think the Sweet Spot for a dedicated ebook reader is $99.95. Yes, I know what the iPod nano goes for -- but only Apple could get away with a higher price. Everyone else has to scramble from the bottom. I think the Sweet Spot for a dedicated ebook reader is $99.95.

Yes, I know what the iPod nano goes for — but only Apple could get away with a higher price. Everyone else has to scramble from the bottom.

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