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Originally Posted by Kitabi
I believe new readers are not going to have an impact. The US market has already seen half a dozen readers (or more) fail or canceled. Selling readers is not much of a business. One needs to sell an integrated bookstore with competitively priced books. A smooth user experience goes without saying.
This is why Amazon is where it is. And it is not going to budge from that spot till either a competitor out-innovates or out-competes it or Amazon shoots itself in the foot by misusing it's market strength.
The response to your argument centers on this last point. If a user owns 300 Kindle books and is happy with Amazon, why would she go to someone else? I must have checked for about 100 books and am yet to see Amazon not be the cheapest seller. Its Kindle hardware is inexpensive and well regarded. Its customer service is an industry leader. What is not to like? Why should a customer stray?
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That's why I said give it a few years for now Amazon is king of the ereaders but that could change in the next few years. I have a feeling as more people get into ereaders and more choice is presented Amazon may have to change their mind.