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Originally Posted by charmian
"Amazon’s willingness to sell the Kindle e-reader at a loss — it dropped to $114 from $399 in less than four years — will doubtless be duplicated with its tablets. "
Is this a known fact?
"Mr. DiClemente, the Barclays analyst, is another Amazon skeptic. He thinks it will sell two million units this year. “The great thing about the Kindle is that it was really the first e-reader,” he said. “With the tablet, Amazon is a follower. That’s never as good.” "
But the Kindle wasn't the first e-reader.
I agree with the skeptics, though. The smaller screen is a definite "no" factor for me. I might have considered it if it had been 10". IIRC, the processor is one of the most expensive parts. Will Amazon offer graphics and processing power comparable to the iPad's?
I also wonder, though, whether Amazon will subsidize the cost with ad-support. I'm thinking they will, and possibly that might give them the ability to offer it at an even lower price.
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I think they did get some facts wrong. According to the rumors, Amazon is coming out with a 10" tablet next year. That will be the iPad competitor. I expect the the 7" tablet to have specs similar to the Nook Color.
Amazon may very will do a Special Offers version of its tablets to lower costs.