Thread: What do you think the Amazon Kindle means for the Sony Readers?
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Old 11-20-2007, 07:01 AM   #53
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Originally Posted by WilliamG View Post

Sony ought to be kicking itself right about now. They really just lost.
They could not do it in the first place.
The prices depend on publishers.
Who is Sony?
Sony is not a book shop.
Who is Amazon?
Amazon is the biggest online shop in the world.

Do publishers care how many a tiny Sony book shop sells? No. Do they care how many books Amazon can sell? Yes! They most likely do!
Publishers can tell Sony what to sell and the price, however, when it come to dealing with amazon....they are going to be much more flexible if they want to stay in business. Because Amazon is one of the biggest driving forces that sell their products.
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