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Originally Posted by rationalbiker
I think there may be good reasoning behind NOT having gone international yet. Given that others have commented on the risk Amazon took even entering the hardware market with an e-reader, if Amazon recognized this risk from the beginning, then a limited release would make sense.
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Oh yes, I agree with you entirely. An international release is my wish for the future; I understand entirely why they did a limited release initially.
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Does anyone think the Kindle is a success yet or that it may be too premature to make that determination? Yes, they seem to have sold lots of units in the first few months, but I think it takes a little longer to determine the staying power of the device and their ebook market.
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Given that all eInk readers are in short supply due to the capacity limits of the screen manufacturer, I think it's too early to say. All the readers (Sony, Gen3, Kindle) are selling every unit they can get hold of at present. The test will come when manufacturing capacity has increased and supply could potentially exceed demand.