02-12-2014, 04:47 PM | #31 |
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It is only ground breaking and trend setting if other people follow it. No one did, hence not ground breaking or trending.
bgalbrecht: I get that it worked for you and others and you bought the Nook for it but it did not lead to the sale of books for BN. So they sold a device but did not get follow on business and it is the follow on business that makes them money. So they made some people happy who were not going to spend money at their store. How did that help them? The devices are not making them money, the sale of the books are. |
02-12-2014, 04:56 PM | #32 | |
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Amazon acted like a content vendor, B&N as a hardware vendor. (And not a terribly competent one.) |
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02-12-2014, 05:05 PM | #33 | |
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02-12-2014, 05:08 PM | #34 | |
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02-13-2014, 04:33 AM | #35 | |
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1) Just following the market, pl,aying catch-up. and 2) Cocking up in new and innovative ways. Ground breaking is not the same as successful. |
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02-14-2014, 02:15 PM | #36 | |
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Honestly, if someone were to ask me what a "Nook Color" is, at this point I would describe it as "equivalent to the Kindle Fire," because they probably know what that is. |
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02-15-2014, 09:09 AM | #37 | |
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I'm not saying that various of Amazon's competitors are blessed with an abundance of economical cleverness (look at Kobo's store interface, for example), and there is a lot of mismanagement, but it's much easier to remain successful if you have the funds, an established customer base, and wiggle room for mistakes and failures. And above all, you have more time once you're in a dominant position, which also allows for experiments and innovation. |
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02-15-2014, 09:54 AM | #38 |
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I've just noticed that LiquaVista (an Amazon subsidiary) are currently hiring.
Good news for Amazon, I think. Bad news (as if they needed more) for B&N. |
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