I hear you, but frankly, I think independent bookstores are pretty much doomed. I say that without any joy whatsoever.
I would love to see someone take on the Amazon juggernaut at least when it comes to ebooks. I actually shop pretty regularly at Amazon, but I was completely underwhelmed by the Paperwhite.
It just seems really odd that when I look online for a Glo, which I am contemplating for my wife, as she finds the Aura a bit large for her hands, there's basically nowhere to buy it, outside of the Kobo store.
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Originally Posted by taming
Well, if they are serious about wanting to use indie bookstores in the US, FNAC in France etc as true partners, not competing through rakuten makes some sense. Selling devices on the kobo website, especially if it continues to be problematic, perhaps less so.
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