This thread perfectly exemplifies what happened to cheap eReaders. People were willing to pay more for them, so they now cost more.

I have a paper white from years back. I've thought about getting some eInk displays for projects.. it's really dumb how much new [device that has an eink dislpay and displays a file/PDF] cost.

But it's also infuriating that people pay for emojis and sound boards on Discord and the like. The world we live in.