More E Ink from China: STAReBOOK STK-101 e-reader - Page 4

CommanderROR · 12-01-2006, 06:05 PM

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???

CommanderROR · 12-04-2006, 04:38 AM

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...

Beaters · 01-26-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rmeister0

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.

Azayzel · 01-26-2007, 01:29 PM

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

NatCh · 01-26-2007, 01:56 PM

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.

ThomasMc · 10-07-2009, 03:43 PM

These companies just don't get it.
People want CHEAPER, not MORE EXPENSIVE.

wodin · 10-08-2009, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azayzel

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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12-01-2006, 06:05 PM	#46
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	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???

12-04-2006, 04:38 AM	#47
CommanderROR eink fanatic Posts: 2,022 Karma: 4924 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany Device: STAReBOOK, iRex Iliad, Sony 505, Kindle 2	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...

01-26-2007, 01:29 PM	#49
Azayzel Cache Ninja! Posts: 643 Karma: 1002300 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: PRS-500, HTC Shift, iPod Touch, iPaq 4150, TC1100, Panasonic WordsGear	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

01-26-2007, 01:56 PM	#50
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	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.

10-07-2009, 03:43 PM	#51
ThomasMc Disgusted with LDBoblo Posts: 84 Karma: 166 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: nook	These companies just don't get it. People want CHEAPER, not MORE EXPENSIVE.