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Originally Posted by =X=
Also selling devices below cost --in order to keep a copeditor from competing is illegal, I wonder if anyone will sue; there has never been a suit.
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I'd never predict a lawsuit won't happen. But to win, wouldn't there have to be a domestic producer of eBooks making a claim against a foreign producer? Because such consumer devices have intellectual and physical components from around the world, it's hard to see this being a problem for Amazon. The Chinese and Taiwanese firms involved in hardware assembly might be at slightly more risk.
Has there ever been a poll here asking people, yes or no, whether they ever purchased Kindle content (books, newspapers, magazines, or blogs) from Amazon? I'm betting that the great majority of owners have, and not just once for a $/€/£ or two.
Expanding on Harry in #7: For Amazon to be selling at a loss, you have to take the total device lifetime revenue and have that be less than the total device lifetime cost paid for R&D, manufacturing, telephone support, fees to book publishers, etc.