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Originally Posted by DrNefario
But are you more likely to buy Amazon (or whoever) hardware knowing that you'll always get the best price on the books?
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It's not the hardware, it's the apps.
While there are some of us that like eInk, which tend to be dedicated readers, many are hacking them to use android.
And with Android comes a variety of apps, including the Kindle, Kobo, Sony and Nook apps, along with all the other ebook readers that read DRM'less stuff.
So add the people who hack the eInk machines, and then figure in those who read off of tablets. And those owners want a good app selection, which includes reader apps as well.
When ever you've got a choice of stores, you've got competition in the background. The only really locked in book store I can think of right off is Apple's. AFAIK, their iBook app is only available on their own hardware. And even though I had an Iphone, and still have an Ipad, I have only bought one book from their store. So, for me, they put themselves out of the market because I don't want to have to buy an Apple product to read my books, and they don't seem to be willing to let others carry their app.
But I still see plenty of room for competition out there, as long as the store app covers a lot of ground.