Comments on: For e-Book Readers, the Price Is Not Right

By: Kairi

Kairi — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:59:39 +0000

So far I have found one for $170.00, the Aluratek’s Libre 5″ eBook Reader Pro with 2GB SD Card/100 eBooks. It looks promising. It doesn’t have any wireless but since I don’t need it, this one looks like a good deal.

By: Venjeana

Venjeana — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:50:31 +0000

I agree, I want to read books, but if I want to own one, I want the hard copy, mainly the classics. That’s why I borrow ebooks from the library. However, they don’t usually have the current best sellers. The new reader coming out at Barnes and Noble seems promising.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:19:21 +0000

I am waiting for the e-readers to come down in price (125 is my target price) because many of the books I read are from very small presses and I can actually buy them (e-books) for considerably less than the paperback versions of the same title. It would only take about ten books to pay for the reader at that point. Also, being able to read .pdf’s and .doc files is a must on whatever format I choose.

By: Nilesh

Nilesh — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:28:11 +0000

I will buy one ebook reader if the prices come down… waiting for apple to release some good stuff.

By: Michael H.

Michael H. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:48:41 +0000

It’s not the price of the reader that bothers me, it’s the price of the books. The convenience factor of a Kindle is high, but so far, I’ve only said “I MUST READ THIS BOOK NOW!” just once. To get that third book in a trilogy immediately and be able to read it was great, but it’s the only e-book I’ve bought with the Kindle.

(Lots of Project Gutenberg and other free material, but only one paid-for book.)

Great device, but I don’t like paying so much for something I can’t lend out.

By: Jesse Kopelman

Jesse Kopelman — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:36:34 +0000

Netbook screens are generally pretty crappy for serious reading. The target market for e-Readers are people who read enough to care about e-ink. That is not you, but it is millions of people.The biggest issue is not the cost of the reader, but the cost of books. An e-book should cost less than a paperback! Also, where’s the rental market for e-books. I just want to read most books, I don’t need to own itthem. A Netflix like service for e-books would be very compelling.

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