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BN has been slower to move into the international market then Amazon was. It is more then a bit silly that the Nook is still not available outside the US. To suggest that some how or another this lawsuit is going to be the next reason why the Nook does not go international strikes me as naive.
BN would be better able to compete with Amazon, and Kobo, if it were to go international. A well priced EPub reader, one that is less expensive then the Sony and has more features then the Kobo, would do great internationally. Because it can be used at the library, and the Kindle cannot, and it can read books from a variety of bookstores, which the Kindle can but it is easier with EPub, it would probably be well received.
Kobo announced that it is looking to add 12 more markets internationally. Granted, its new owners have more money then BN, but Kobo was international from day one and with a bookstore that was not that far from BN. Kobo had some investors and was backed by a Canadian box store, ok. Why do I have a feeling that BN was probably in a better position when the Nook initially came out than Kobo?
So fear not Mike Shatzkin and his followers. There is competition for Amazon even with the DOJ wrongfully pursuing the collusion case and trying to hand the market over to Amazon. Kobo seems to be happily stepping up to the plate.
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