Best Business Decision of the decade - Kindle App? From CNNMoney

shorttimer1 · 02-15-2011, 10:48 AM

From CNNMoney - Interesting article discussing how brave they were to put Kindle reading apps on virtually any device.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/15/tech..._mwc/index.htm

HarryT · 02-15-2011, 12:31 PM

I'm not sure I see the point of this article. Mobipocket Reader was equally available on a huge range of mobile devices years earlier! The Kindle App is simply an ongoing development of Mobi Reader.

edbro · 02-15-2011, 01:30 PM

But Mobi wasn't trying to sell compatible hardware. Amazon's offering an iPad app means I could buy an iPad and not need a Kindle and still be able to access the vast Amazon library.

mikeayers · 02-15-2011, 01:34 PM

but sadly, not on my linux platforms.....

thename · 02-15-2011, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edbro

But Mobi wasn't trying to sell compatible hardware. Amazon's offering an iPad app means I could buy an iPad and not need a Kindle and still be able to access the vast Amazon library.

One wonders for how long, though. I am fairly certain a 30% cut of purchases made in the Kindle app may make iOS a far less appealing delivery method ...

CleverClothe · 02-15-2011, 02:51 PM

I fail to see how this is either bold or one of the best business decisions of the decade (making the Kindle in the first place may qualify). More sensationalist journalism.

DixieGal · 02-15-2011, 03:01 PM

The decade is still too young to call any "best of" yet.

boswd · 02-15-2011, 03:05 PM

and how is this any different than Barnes and Noble with nook app ( which is head and shoulders better than the kindle app) the kobo app, Google books app?

wallcraft · 02-15-2011, 03:37 PM

The Kindle apps are replacements for the MobiPocket apps, and by making them distinct Amazon was able to ditch a lot of old pocketable devices. This was a plus because they could target larger screens exclusively. It did leave older devices in the lurch though.

They were perhaps brave when first introducing the iThing apps, because at that time they were heavily discounting ebooks and many comenters thought device sales were subsidizing ebook sales. I say perhaps because I was never convinced they were loosing money overall on ebooks.

B&N has cloned the Amazon approach, they also had eReader apps that are not the same as B&N apps. They do still support eReader DRMed ebooks (I think), but that is partially due to their DRM scheme being password based.

Kobo has a distinct approach to apps, which do not read the same ebook files as used on EInk readers but rather a Kobo specific "mobile" format. In a sense they are the last holdout of the old way of doing apps.

bwaldron · 02-15-2011, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'm not sure I see the point of this article. Mobipocket Reader was equally available on a huge range of mobile devices years earlier! The Kindle App is simply an ongoing development of Mobi Reader.

My thought as well, Harry.

But market conditions have changed, so what wasn't a big deal then, is one now.

RockdaMan · 02-15-2011, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeayers

but sadly, not on my linux platforms.....

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'm not sure I see the point of this article. Mobipocket Reader was equally available on a huge range of mobile devices years earlier! The Kindle App is simply an ongoing development of Mobi Reader.

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edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	But Mobi wasn't trying to sell compatible hardware. Amazon's offering an iPad app means I could buy an iPad and not need a Kindle and still be able to access the vast Amazon library.

02-15-2011, 01:34 PM	#4
mikeayers Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 432377 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle PW 10thGen, Kobo Clara HD	but sadly, not on my linux platforms.....

02-15-2011, 02:51 PM	#6
CleverClothe Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 493394 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Device: iRex iLiad, Onyx Boox 60	I fail to see how this is either bold or one of the best business decisions of the decade (making the Kindle in the first place may qualify). More sensationalist journalism.

02-15-2011, 03:01 PM	#7
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	The decade is still too young to call any "best of" yet.

02-15-2011, 03:05 PM	#8
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	and how is this any different than Barnes and Noble with nook app ( which is head and shoulders better than the kindle app) the kobo app, Google books app?

02-15-2011, 03:37 PM	#9
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The Kindle apps are replacements for the MobiPocket apps, and by making them distinct Amazon was able to ditch a lot of old pocketable devices. This was a plus because they could target larger screens exclusively. It did leave older devices in the lurch though. They were perhaps brave when first introducing the iThing apps, because at that time they were heavily discounting ebooks and many comenters thought device sales were subsidizing ebook sales. I say perhaps because I was never convinced they were loosing money overall on ebooks. B&N has cloned the Amazon approach, they also had eReader apps that are not the same as B&N apps. They do still support eReader DRMed ebooks (I think), but that is partially due to their DRM scheme being password based. Kobo has a distinct approach to apps, which do not read the same ebook files as used on EInk readers but rather a Kobo specific "mobile" format. In a sense they are the last holdout of the old way of doing apps.

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