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I think that the Kindle has come on so strong because:
1. Amazon promotes it. Kindle is always on the home page of a amazon.com where millions of people go. How many people have a reason to go to Sony's homepage, where you will note the ebook reader is not promoted.
2. Amazon has a lot of content and a huge customer base that can be emailed promotions about the Kindle.
3. The Kindle got HUGE media coverage at its debut last year during the holidays. Has anyone outside a tech blog covered the Sony reader?
I like my Sony 505 a great deal. I think that it is a competitive product, but Amazon has been outclassing it on promotion. I hope both products continue to exist and compete. I don't want to see one company gain a permanent lock on access to ebooks.
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