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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
I'm late to the conversation, but from the forums I was and am on, it wasn't really the touch aspect (That didn't hurt.) It was access to library downloads. There were threads and threads of people who bought simply for the library access--and some of them already had Kindles. Then, there were threads and threads of people who "Haven't spent one dime on books--getting all freebies and library books." If you visit the B&N nook forum you see a much larger percentage of people looking for lending sites, lending buddies and library info.
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Hmm...
Basically, you're suggesting that people *understand* and accept that Kindles' primary role is as an Amazon storefront and use it as such, whereas Nook customers are more likely to see it as a vehicle for free content...
Interesting thought...
eBooks is such a new business that nobody really understands how consumers behavior breaks out.
If it holds into the larger population (internet communities being self-selecting samples and all-that) it might explain the puzzling assertions that Nook is a money-losing operation despite its size. By all rights, 29% of the US market *should* be a money maker. But if a portion of that installed base is composed of non-buyers, the razor/blade model falls apart. Trouble lies that way.