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Originally Posted by Feylamia
amazon is rumored to start a German Kindle store soon - I assume that once the Kindle is available on amazon.de, the sales will increase quite a bit and the eBook will lose its geek stigma.  |
No rumor; they were publicly advertising for content acquisition managers for France and Germany just a couple weeks back.
As for how successful Kindle might be, well; How successful is amazon.de right now? How long have they been in Germany and what print book market share do they command? How about their other products? CDs, DVDs, games, electronics, etc...
The single most important promotional vehicle for Kindle is the Amazon home page so if Amazon has a significant online presence, Kindle will be front and center every time people go to shop at Amazon. Add in its generally lower prices and it shouldn't have trouble getting visibility outside the hobbyist community.
Also, consider that Amazon is actively selling Kindle in local retail chains in several european countries so they won't be limited to online promotion...