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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch
Why would anyone think it's a good idea to limit themselves like that? While Kindle users are the vast majority of ebook users, there are others. Why say to someone who does not own a Kindle, "Sorry, I don't want to sell this book to you"? It makes no sense.
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Well, Amazon would like you to
believe the vast majority of ebook readers are Kindle users, but since no one is releasing actual numbers, there's no way to confirm it. I'm willing to believe "majority". I question "vast".
But meanwhile, it's a sensible deal for the folks involved. Amazon is the world's largest catalog retailer, and largest book retailer. A lot of folks look there first for the selection and convenience. you have to start something like this somewhere, and Amazon is a reasonable place to start.
There's an exclusivity period. The question is what sort of expansion we'll see after the exclusive period ends.
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Dennis