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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
If that's what Amazon is thinking, they'd be making a mistake. There's a not too tiny demographic that is simply not interested (for whatever reason) in reading—for any length of time—on an LCD screen. Plus we've had the discussion quite a few times, as well, that many people are not interested in an all-in-one multimedia device that just happens to have an ereader app installed on it. There will always be a market for dedicated eInk readers, until screen technology comes up with an affordable hybrid that will satisfy both needs. So I believe there will be a continued need for improvement and upgrades to the Kindle eInk reader platform.
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Good point indeed, and no, I do not want to claim to be able to read Amazon's mind; simply making a case for why they lowered prices. Yes, there is and will be a market for e-Ink readers for, at least, the near future. But I cannot help but see that Amazon swaying Kindle users to the Tablet, especially young adults, who are used to LCD screens since they were (still?) kids.
However, with the development of Cloud Computing Services, the future is more than e-books for Amazon. Also, can I speculate that Amazon, with its LCD colour screen and its unique worldwide distribution, availability and relationship with publishers, trying to create a digital College Textbook market?