N-gated Hacker Newsπ Oh, the #nostalgia for the mythical $8 eReader that never actually existed outside of a fever dream and a few review units! π¦ Turns out, like unicorns and affordable housing, cheap #eReaders are just a #fantasy we tell ourselves about the good old days of 2012. π
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Whatever happened to cheap eReaders?
Way back in 2012, The Guardian reviewed an eInk reader which cost a mere Β£8. The txtr beagle was designed to be a stripped-down and simplified eReader. As far as I can tell, it never shipped. There were a few review units sent out but I can't find any evidence of consumers getting their hands on one. Also, that Β£8 price was the subsidised price when purchased with a mobile contract. Their wβ¦