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Originally Posted by delphidb96
Guys,
You're all missing one *CRITICAL* point. The .AZW files are *ONLY* available for purchase by those people who have bought and *REGISTERED* an Amazon Kindle!!! And you have to download the .AZW ebooks through Amazon's Whispernet-which means you have to download it directly into the Kindle via their proprietary cell-phone network!
That creates two problems. First, getting the .AZW ebooks out of the Kindle and into the PC. Second, as this is a US-only phone network, getting those same ebooks overseas.
Yep. The Amazon Kindle is a solution seeking both a problem *AND* a customer base.
And did you all notice the price per book?
Derek
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I don't think Harry is actually missing the point. I think many of us are hoping not necessarily that Amazon lets us buy these books at their store, but that the publishers having already gone through the trouble of making an electronic edition, may also sell them elsewhere. If that's the case, it could be good for the Cybook. There's just so little information out right now. At the very least, though, I think many here are going to be watching and waiting before they put their money down.