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Originally Posted by thomasn75
I am wondering if sony is going to stops its ebook reader business after the announcement today.
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Don't forget Sony's strong position in its domestic market - Japan.
Basically, Sony has no competition in Japan (Kindle is still not yet available there). In Japan's eBook reader sales chart, Sony's models occupy the top 13 positions. In fact, only 2 out of the top 16 places in the eBook reader sales chart are not Sony! They count different colors and different kits (e.g. sold with cover) as separate in the sales chart. In Japan, Sony is selling the PRS-T1, PRS-G1, PRS-350 and PRS-650 as current models.
Can you get more dominant that this? I guess not.
So I doubt Sony would give up its ebook reader business - though it is possible that it may withdraw from certain markets. But it would definitely continue to have new models for its domestic market.