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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by bogwog on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @09:21PM (#28612116)
$444.99

e-ink prices are wild

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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by dicknuckle on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @09:37PM (#28612219)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26143779
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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by neonbones on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @11:10PM (#28612739)
The last time I checked, there was only one manufacturer with patents on e-ink tech, all the models on the market use the same screens. Even e-ink is more like a brand, not a technology name Remind me how "you need to google something" became a synonym to "you need to search something."

And from the discussion you posted, I was probably right about the market state at the moment. Damn, what a shame, another monopolized market without real competition.

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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by smichel17 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:33AM (#28615569)
At least with "google" I can still say [web] search and people will know what I mean. I'm not sure how I'd even refer to e-ink screens without that word; even with the word I sometimes need to clarify ("like a calculator, but with higher resolution").
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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by mdp2021 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:49AM (#28615696)
> I'm not sure how I'd even refer to e-ink screens

"Electrophoretic displays (EPD)"

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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by userbinator on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @01:41AM (#28613389)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003257239404.html

If you look around you'll find 13.3" panels at less than half that price, i.e. without the "maker markup".

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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by dheera on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @07:16PM (#28623272)
Damn near impossible to use though if you can't design PCBs and have surgical hands for surface mount soldering ...

The WaveShare one comes with a Pi HAT (sadly with headers soldered on though so I've had to desolder and resolder other headers to them)

And if you get the voltages even slightly wrong you'll fry the display and maybe a few more ...

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Re:The Open Book Project: open-hardware e-ink eBook reader by Tagbert on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @09:36PM (#28612213)
Yes, the market is small for e-ink screens this size. There are few manufacturers and there is not the volume pricing that you can get with an LCD screen.
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