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Originally Posted by cfrizz
Precisely, you will more than likely ALWAYS have to keep buying Kindles in order to read your large library of books.
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Or use the Kindle app for whichever platform.
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You won't be able to switch machines, unless you WANT to learn how to strip the Kindle drm & then convert your library.
Most people are not going to want to do that, therefore they will always be Amazon customers.
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Pretty much.
Back when the Kindle and the Sony Reader were new, there were questions about Sony's long term commitment to the market.
My take back then was that for Amazon, it was about the books, and they wanted to sell you ebooks. For Sony, it was about the readers, because they are a consumer electronics manufacturer, and want to sell you devices. My question back then was whether the reader market was big enough: when you're Sony, you have to sell a
lot of devices to make it worth your while to do it, and I wasn't sure the market was large enough. I could see Sony pulling the plug if they didn't see themselves getting the return on investment needed. Fortunately, the market is big enough, and Sony has stayed in and produced additional models, and a number of other vendors are in the ring as well.
I still think Amazon is in it for the books, and was unsurprised when the Kindle app for various platforms began to appear. The Kindle itself was priming the pump, and while I doubt Amazon loses money on the Kindle, and I'm sure they are happy if you buy one, they are just as happy if you buy/read titles from your PC, smartphone, or tablet. It's about the books, and Amazon being your supplier.
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Dennis