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ProfCrash · 01-19-2011, 10:00 AM

I think Amazon sells the Kindle in over 100 countries now and BN only sells in the US. Granted, Amazon has been selling the Kindle itnernationally for a little over a year so it is just getting its foot in the door outside of the US. I expect those numbers to climb in Q4.

Sony is not a huge surprise to me. Sony does not advertise and is probably the least known of the major e-readers in the US. Given that BN has 15% of the market and is only sold in the US, I would guess that the US accounts for the vast majority of e-reader sales.

Pandigital is the surprise to me. I know nothing about them and their ereaders.

01-19-2011, 10:00 AM	#4
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I think Amazon sells the Kindle in over 100 countries now and BN only sells in the US. Granted, Amazon has been selling the Kindle itnernationally for a little over a year so it is just getting its foot in the door outside of the US. I expect those numbers to climb in Q4. Sony is not a huge surprise to me. Sony does not advertise and is probably the least known of the major e-readers in the US. Given that BN has 15% of the market and is only sold in the US, I would guess that the US accounts for the vast majority of e-reader sales. Pandigital is the surprise to me. I know nothing about them and their ereaders.