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Originally Posted by ghostyjack
If the tablets sell for less that the Nexus 7, then they will get sales. It they are comparable on price, they they would have a problem.
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The 16Gb Nexus 7 is £199, which is a pretty competitive price.
The Kobo Vox is cheaper at £149, The Samsung Tab 2 7.0 8Gb is £169 after rebate, the 16Gb version is £220.
B&N are losing money on the Nook line, and I can't see them being able to compete on price with Google or Samsung, yet they have worse brand recognition than all the other players, so price is all they really can compete on.
If you are interested in eBook reading in the UK, you aren't that likely to want to buy a tablet that can't run the Kindle app, and which is integrated into a brand new bookstore you've never used before.
In the US B&N had major brand recognition as a bookseller, already had brand recognition for the Nook line, and had their own retail outlets to demonstrate and sell the Nook Tablets. In the UK they are starting from scratch, in an already competitive market. At least Amazon haven't brought the Fire to the UK yet, that is one saving grace for B&N.