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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
BN is a non-factor until they start to sell outside the US. Amazon is doing a fine job of taking a massive amount of market share across the globe.
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Expanding a business into other countries costs money, and can Barnes & Noble afford that money? Furthermore, BN would be starting with much lower name recognition in any other country besides the US.
Another poster talked about Apple and Sony being other top e-book retailers who could apply profits from other business sectors to prop up their e-reader divisions. I don't think Sony is doing well financially.