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Originally Posted by detayls
Have either of you actually held a Kindle 3 in your own hot little hand?
It's basically a thin plastic case containing a battery, a screen and very simple keyboard, a tiny logic memory board and a couple of switches. The cost of goods and labor must be well south of $99.
By comparison the Nook is much larger and heavier plastic case with a sheet metal interior, a removable battery, a connector for an unneeded card, a small logic board and a fairly large LCD and lots of connectors ans switches.
The parts cost alone is over $100 with labor it will be unlikely that the $149 is covered.
The Nook has two fabulous advantages: ePub and bricks-and-mortar stores. Their support is vastly inferior to Amazons so their costs need to be re-directed from the reader itself.
I would bet actual money that they will introduce a "lite" version that will soon replace the current hardware. They don't really have a choice.
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Ohh please, the kindle is not the second coming. The only reason why it is doing better than the others is because Amazon actually runs commericials and created a strong brand recoginition. and Kudos to their marketing department.
The Nooks LCD screen is the major reason why people who bought the Nook and who actually were out comparing the two, chose that over the Kindle,
The kindle is a very outdated looking, style wise and navigating wise device. But and it's a huge BUT. they advertise all over and they advertise well.