Thread: Amazon Kindle e-book downloads outsell paperbacks
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Old 02-01-2011, 08:05 AM   #119
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Originally Posted by speedlever View Post
Just so that I'm clear, this is no different than having a Kindle and wishing to buy DRM material from B&N, Borders, Sony, etc. Correct?
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph View Post
Not correct.

Amazon is not a bookseller or a specialty store. Amazon is a Target, a Wal-Mart, a discount mega-mart that also happens to sell books. Amazon makes their money by catering to the masses - so of course people expect them to continue to do so. That is how they reached market dominance.

I can't go on to B&N's website and purchase food. I can buy food at Amazon.
Presumably, it is the same as having a Kindle and wishing to buy DRM material from Tesco? Tesco is a supermarket here in the UK. You can buy all sorts of things from them, including food, paper books and e-books. According to their help page, their e-books have ADE DRM. So, I have a Kindle, and I can't buy e-books from Tesco. Surely that's the same as someone with a Nook not being able to buy e-books from Amazon?
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