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Originally Posted by MrPLD
I agree, after manufacturing costs, shipping, handling returns/support I doubt there's a lot of margin in the K3, even the wifi unit. Those eInk displays are still rather expensive, even if you buy a few million of them.
If Amazon did offer ePub viewing ability I do not think that there would be a mass move away from Amazon as a book supplier - however it's like that the business decision makers aren't willing to risk it.
Paul.
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Take a look at this article:
http://ireaderreview.com/2010/09/17/...ets-kindle-3s/
It's anecdotal but the article cites "$177.66" per device.
Regarding the ePub debate, Sony's eBook store made an overnight switch from its own proprietary format to ePub. Users automatically received new versions of their books in ePub format.
Amazon could follow suit, if they felt having a proprietary format was putting them at a disadvantage.
Personally, I've elected to buy a number of books from sources other than Amazon in order to obtain ePub versions.
In one case, a book from O'Reilly publishing was available less expensively than on Amazon, in DRM-free ePub format, directly from the publisher.