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Originally Posted by HarryT
For there to be serious competition, B&N needs to start selling to Nook outside the US. It's not a device that even appears on the radar for most of us.
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I'll echo that for AU. Kobo's were/are reasonably well known here being sold through Borders the largest book chain till it's recent closure (they also sold SONY's but they were less prominent)... that said I'd guess that Kindle has the mindshare if not market share with all the US TV and associated endorsements (Opera and her ilk).
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Originally Posted by Blossom
It has a faster processor and refreshes are better.  The Pearl Screen is the best we got right now but the new Kindles do have better hardware. |
Isn't that a little misleading. As I see it, it has a smaller battery, no audio componentary, less memory (half), no hardware/physical keyboard, same screen. It is only the processor that is upgraded (which do we know exactly what silicon it is now?).
Can't say I'd upgrade from a Kindle (3) Keyboard unless you love the new form factor or really can't stand the page refresh on every turn (taking into acount no 3G unless you wait for the Touch which is more of a change in interface/input).