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abookreader · 09-16-2010, 02:17 PM

@Scott -

I think there is a line of thought that while these exclusivity deals might be good for the author (if he's getting mega-commissions) and good for Amazon, they are not terribly beneficial to eBook buyers as a whole.

Especially in this case eBook buyers who don't own a Kindle/Kindle Reader. Due to DRM and the legal issues of shifting the format, it makes the product unavailable to them. ie ... nook/iPad/Sony people are locked out of the availability unless they want to get shifty.

09-16-2010, 02:17 PM	#5
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	@Scott - I think there is a line of thought that while these exclusivity deals might be good for the author (if he's getting mega-commissions) and good for Amazon, they are not terribly beneficial to eBook buyers as a whole. Especially in this case eBook buyers who don't own a Kindle/Kindle Reader. Due to DRM and the legal issues of shifting the format, it makes the product unavailable to them. ie ... nook/iPad/Sony people are locked out of the availability unless they want to get shifty.