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Originally Posted by Care
Actually, it shouldn't matter anyway. I wouldn't encourage somebody to buy a reader based on volumes sold.
Sorry for the rant.
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You are totally correct!
I always suggest people in buying an ereader based on the books they read and like. But it is not fair to "sell" the idea that ePub is the panacea and getting a Nook gives you total freedom when buying or exporting books, because it is not correct.
Now, consumers and users usually dictate what will survive and what is a nice or good product. When consumers are not buying or getting a device with the same volumes of sales than other companies do, chances are that product will be out of the market or the company will change specifications in order to survive or be profitable, on which case, end user will suffer again. This can result in people stop buying Kindles and hence, Amazon re-adjusting strategies like allowing ePub as second format or, Sony, Nook, Kobo and others, start supporting MOBI or establishing alliances with Amazon.