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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
My point? A less well known company can make it happen. BN had a possible in with Waterstone and blew it. Going at this rate, the Nook will not be able to compete because Amazon and Kobo beat them to the punch. It might be hard but they have to find a way of doing it.
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I'm not sure the window is totally closed for B&N to expand internationally--MS *will* be distribbuting the PC Reading app worldwide--but B&N is going to need local content in those markets beyond whatever global english content they can muster.
Given that most countries should have at least one local-only player to compete with the aspiring global players (Amazon, Rakuten/Kobo, Google, and Sony) there will still be room for single-market players and Nook might survive as a US-only player. It *is* a big market, after all.
More concerning at this point is: How come B&N can't make a profit out of Nook's 25% of the US ebook market? Where is all that money going?