Thread: Is it worth it to buy a Kindle
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Old 10-19-2010, 04:43 PM   #29
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by copyrite View Post
Sorta related. The only Kindle I've seen 'in the wild' is a gal at work that exclusively purchases from the Amazon store. She was given this first generation Kindle by her father. It used to be I'd never see this girl without a book in our breakroom, then she was never without her Kindle.

She was amazed when I told her there were other options than just purchasing from Amazon, and there was software out there to convert from one format to another. She clearly wasn't too interested though and indicated she liked the simplicity of the Kindle.
Well, I think that is the genius of the Kindle. Amazon really didn't need to use a proprietary format for it... probably 95% of all Kindle users would have bought from Amazon using straight mobi or ePub (though ePub was just getting started when the Kindle was released) even if they could have bought from other stores. Amazon is usually at least price competitive with the other stores (if not out right cheaper than) and the device makes it so easy to buy.

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