Based on recent historical trends in the still emerging e-reader market, that would only stand to reason.

After all, following Sony's introduction of the $199 Sony Reader Pocket Edition in August, on the Kindle by $40 to $259.

In a report accompanied by what it says are photos of the rumored device, Gizmodo pointed, as a differentiator, to the purported device's dual screen -- a six-inch monochrome e-ink screen said to lie on top of a smaller, color, multitouch screen.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, Forrester analyst Sarah Rotman Epps predicted that e-reader prices will continue to fall. She also forecasted that in 2010, we'll see Barnes & Noble -- as well as a new generation of table PCs from Microsoft, Apple, and others -- to Kindle.

As more e-reader details emerge, it'll be interesting to find out whether or not the dual-screen device speculated on at Gizmodo is one and the same as the a few weeks back.