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Originally Posted by asjogren
What could a deal between Amazon and PocketBook bring to Amazon?
- a new convenient, ultra portable form factor eReader
- a touch screen option
- legitimize a multi-vendor, multi-platform standard
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Hi everyone,
I am still new to ereaders but quite keen to get one (and was since the release of K1), and the PB 302 has a lot to offer.
However, Amazon's dominance does concern me, and this has held me back. I do not buy a lot of books, but feel my wife (who is getting a reader, once I make up my mind), may enjoy some of the free or inexpensive books on Amazon. Otherwise we will borrow library books, and our local library is increasing its ebook reserves all the time.
Perhaps I am missing something, but there were overtones of near-hysteria surrounding the K3, and this seemed... disproportionate to the use of the item.
Given that I have a Kindle app on my Android phone, it seems to me a logcal thing would be to modify this app to work on an ereader that supports apps. One of which is the PB...
I think some posters have alluded to this possibility (but if I missed a statement suggesting it, please accept my apologies), and it has merit. I could retain all the functionality of my ereader - just I retained all my phone's functionality - without the need to sacrifice anything.
What is stopping this - is it a manpower thing, or licensing, or is Amazon guarding their Kindle hardware market? One thing is certain, if the Kindle app works on my Android phone, it will work on a tablet, essentially harming the Kindle hardware sales.
I'm not trying to be antagonistic, I'm just seeking information, so I can make up my mind.
Regards,