Why is Amazon the only company...

Frankr · 07-29-2010, 04:00 AM

Why is Amazon the only company with the newer eInk technology? Seems strange that these high contrast display screens are not available yet by anyone else. Today Amazon started taking orders for the kindle 3.

HarryT · 07-29-2010, 04:02 AM

They are the ones with the biggest "financial clout" and hence probably got the first batch to come off the production line from PVI. I'm sure we'll see the screens from other manufacturers too over the next few months.

estrial · 07-29-2010, 04:08 AM

maybe the rest are looking more towards a color e-ink than the new e-ink as they may think that it is not as much of an upgrade?

I personally like the idea of the new perl screens, even though color would have an advantage for comic readers and art "book" collectors

HarryT · 07-29-2010, 04:44 AM

Colour eInk is at least a year away, if not more. I'm pretty sure that PVI will switch all their production to these new screens - it's simply a matter of who gets them first.

switchman2210 · 07-29-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

They are the ones with the biggest "financial clout"

I agree with Harry. Some one has to be first. If you sell a product and only have a limited supply of widgets, who gets first allocation. Typically you will allocate the most widgets to the customer who purchases the most products from you.

abookreader · 07-29-2010, 12:07 PM

I saw where somebody posted yesterday that Amazon had a 6 month contract lock on the production. I'd never seen that posted anywhere else but I could certainly see Amazon pushing for such a deal.

Anybody hear anything about that?

AnemicOak · 07-29-2010, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by abookreader

I saw where somebody posted yesterday that Amazon had a 6 month contract lock on the production. I'd never seen that posted anywhere else but I could certainly see Amazon pushing for such a deal.

Anybody hear anything about that?

I saw the post here yesterday that you mention. I've never seen/heard anything like that until that post.

I can certainly see Amazon, or anyone else for that matter, trying for a deal like that and taking it if they can get it.

Xanthe · 07-29-2010, 12:37 PM

Amazon is probably the only company who can eat the loss of the unsold old-tech Kindles; the rest of them have to sell off their old stock first.

fjtorres · 07-29-2010, 02:49 PM

In the press release Amazon has been bragging about a proprietary waveform algorithm driving the screen. Might be simple marketting hype or there might be something else going on. On ocassion, big customers have been know to help finance their supplier's manufacturing facility. (A couple years back, MS paid for an LCD-panel facility Toshiba was building. The screens ended up on Zune.)
So, it is not impossible the Amazon might have a deal for the first 6 month's worth of Pearl screen. Unusual but not impossible.
Would be nice to hear it from a semi-reputable source, though.

pilotbob · 07-29-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Colour eInk is at least a year away, if not more. I'm pretty sure that PVI will switch all their production to these new screens - it's simply a matter of who gets them first.

Yea, we've been saying this for two years now.

I read in another thread Amazon had exclusivity on the Perl screen for 6 months or something. Not sure if it is true though.

Where's the SiPx screen? That seems to be missing in action too.

BOb

Sweetpea · 07-29-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

YWhere's the SiPx screen? That seems to be missing in action too.

BOb

Not really... As I have one next to me right now...

pilotbob · 07-29-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Not really... As I have one next to me right now...

Is it on a production shipping device? Which one?

BOb

Sweetpea · 07-29-2010, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Is it on a production shipping device? Which one?

BOb

FFFF's N618, called the ProMedia ereader here.

JSWolf · 07-29-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yea, we've been saying this for two years now.

I read in another thread Amazon had exclusivity on the Perl screen for 6 months or something. Not sure if it is true though.

Where's the SiPx screen? That seems to be missing in action too.

BOb

If Amazon has a 6 month exclusivity, they very well may clean up big time. I hope this is not true as it would not bode well for competition.

Frankr · 07-29-2010, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

FFFF's N618, called the ProMedia ereader here.

How do you like your N618 ereader? Do you recommand it?

07-29-2010, 04:00 AM	#1
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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	They are the ones with the biggest "financial clout" and hence probably got the first batch to come off the production line from PVI. I'm sure we'll see the screens from other manufacturers too over the next few months.

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estrial small is good Posts: 95 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy S	maybe the rest are looking more towards a color e-ink than the new e-ink as they may think that it is not as much of an upgrade? I personally like the idea of the new perl screens, even though color would have an advantage for comic readers and art "book" collectors

07-29-2010, 04:44 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Colour eInk is at least a year away, if not more. I'm pretty sure that PVI will switch all their production to these new screens - it's simply a matter of who gets them first.

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abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I saw where somebody posted yesterday that Amazon had a 6 month contract lock on the production. I'd never seen that posted anywhere else but I could certainly see Amazon pushing for such a deal. Anybody hear anything about that?

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Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	Amazon is probably the only company who can eat the loss of the unsold old-tech Kindles; the rest of them have to sell off their old stock first.

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fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	In the press release Amazon has been bragging about a proprietary waveform algorithm driving the screen. Might be simple marketting hype or there might be something else going on. On ocassion, big customers have been know to help finance their supplier's manufacturing facility. (A couple years back, MS paid for an LCD-panel facility Toshiba was building. The screens ended up on Zune.) So, it is not impossible the Amazon might have a deal for the first 6 month's worth of Pearl screen. Unusual but not impossible. Would be nice to hear it from a semi-reputable source, though.

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