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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Their ereaders are overpriced. The only reason I picked up a 350 was because I got it for $108. The Kindle has a much better price and feature set; and that's why I chose it as my primary ereader.
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Kindles are
1. not worth as much as Sonys due to the cheaper components and cheaper technology (buttons/touchscreen) and
2. are subsidized as they are just a means for Amazon to sell books
Sonys are built to be sold as readers with being tied to a bookstore where they generate income. The moment a Sony is sold it is the only business made out of it they can count on.
As I said. Here in Europe where readers are sold as stand-alone devices without being tied to any bookstore, all readers are in the same pricegroup as the Sonys.