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Originally Posted by edsohsmith
If the ultimate goal of Amazon.com is to sell as many ebooks as possible, wouldn't it make sense to allow other book readers, the iPhone and pda's to use ebooks sold on Amazon? I can't imagine Amazon has changed their business model from being a book seller to a electronic hardware seller.
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I agree. I think the content is the big revenue generator. That's also why I'm surprised at the $400 price point. If you want to get people hooked into your content network, make the price of entry low. Even the drug dealer on the corner knows that much about marketing.
If I were running that show I'd also let Sony add mobi support shortly after this launch. I can see why they may not have wanted to before since they didn't want people committing to a Sony before they saw the Kindle package. I'm assuming the network offerings are a good portion of the revenue potential for this project. They want to get as many people as they can in that stream and if they've got a Sony Reader already, they're less likely to buy another pricey gadget for only incremental improvement. However, at the point people can choose a Kindle, there's no point in cutting out all those potential non-network readers from giving you money. JMHO.