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Originally Posted by KenJackson
Surely they would only sell a book in EPUB format if they also sell it in a format Kindle can read.
This would have no effect on the Kindle's value.
It would only result in more ebook sales.
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You're right that they'd probably sell both (assuming they could get publishers to agree to release both formats for a given book). The problem is, if I can read a book from Amazon from either a Kindle
or a Nook, that means I don't need the Kindle (software or device). That makes me less likely to use the Kindle (or, again, the software). And if I can use a Nook to read a book I bought from the Kindle store, why would I be buying from the Kindle store in the first place? Wouldn't I just buy from the Nook store?
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Originally Posted by KenJackson
But what can the other store do that Amazon can't do better?
Wouldn't they just steal the whole show?
I really don't see the downside for Amazon.
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The problem is that the stores are sold on the devices. What the B&N store offers you, if you have a Nook, is immediacy. The only way what you're talking about would work is if all stores were available on all devices, and that won't happen, because like I said, the dedicated devices (as opposed to the tablets) are meant as kiosks.