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boswd · 06-17-2011, 11:34 AM

kindle leader in innovating?

just curious how's that? They most certainly weren't the first ebook reader nor the first to have eInk. Sony and BN have been way more innovating than the Kindle> Now they without a doubt had the best marketing campaign but otherwise, they've actually been playing catch up in alot of areas from design, to Lending to friends, to pricing (remember it was Amazon who reacted to BN when they dropped the price of the nook); color, library lending, ePub etc.
and let's face it there next eink will be all touch, again playing catch up. They sat on their lead and it shows.

and why would you be leary of being "locked" in with BN for one it accepts ePub (something the kindle does not) so you can shop anywhere and besides BN's selection is pretty much on par with Amazon and price wise as well.

The current Kindle looks very very outdated hardware wise.

06-17-2011, 11:34 AM	#2
boswd Banned Posts: 2,391 Karma: 1001781 Join Date: May 2010 Device: The Nook, Nook color and Droid X	kindle leader in innovating? just curious how's that? They most certainly weren't the first ebook reader nor the first to have eInk. Sony and BN have been way more innovating than the Kindle> Now they without a doubt had the best marketing campaign but otherwise, they've actually been playing catch up in alot of areas from design, to Lending to friends, to pricing (remember it was Amazon who reacted to BN when they dropped the price of the nook); color, library lending, ePub etc. and let's face it there next eink will be all touch, again playing catch up. They sat on their lead and it shows. and why would you be leary of being "locked" in with BN for one it accepts ePub (something the kindle does not) so you can shop anywhere and besides BN's selection is pretty much on par with Amazon and price wise as well. The current Kindle looks very very outdated hardware wise. Last edited by boswd; 06-17-2011 at 11:37 AM.