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Originally Posted by bhartman36
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).
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Why would anyone be less likely to use a Kindle? You seem to imply that there are people who have grudgingly bought a Kindle so they could buy from Amazon when they really, really wanted something else. I guess some of those people exist, but there are
plenty of people posting on this very forum that say they
love their Kindle and can't imagine being unfaithful.
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Originally Posted by bhartman36
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.
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The kiosk model you speak of stinks. I hate it. I want independence. I want the freedom to choose what I want, when I want it, from whoever I choose to buy it.
Naturally, this puts me at odds with the stinking marketeers that want to coral me into only buying their stuff. This includes the hateful grocery stores that artificially raise their prices on popular items and give you a
discount if you carry their Club, MVP, or Giant card. And you are right that this is part of Amazon's scheme.
But they are winning that war by selling a capable eReader at a low price, perhaps at a loss, to rope in customers. If they also sell EPUBs, they may lose a few sales to people who opt to buy someone else's kiosk, but I'm sure they would gain a lot more from users of free-market, non-kiosk eReaders like the Sony.
I didn't buy my eReader based on any store it's connected too. I bought it based on the features of the eReader itself. Many others did the same.