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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
Very nice post, Dennis. I appreciate your efforts. And I'm very relieved to hear that Sony will have 100,000 titles this year. That's a nice start to catching up. Pretty aggressive, I'd say.
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That was my thought. The whole event showed evidence that they were committed to the market, knew they were behind in areas like availability of content, and were pushing hard to catch up.
I don't consider simple number of titles available on Amazon for the Kindle vs Sony store for the Reader terribly meaningful. The question is "Is the book I
want available for my reader?" Amazon may have for more content, but how much if it is something and significant number of readers will want?
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I find it a bit amusing that of the 180 or so posts yesterday after the 6 pm event started, there was not one word about new titles that I saw - only news of the new hardware. Anyway, I'm a lot happier now than then.
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I confess, beyond a quick scan to see what Nate talked about so I wasn't repeating what he'd already covered, I haven't tried to plow through the thread. I was less interested in the hardware than in Sony's commitment to the business, means of nurturing and growing it, and future directions in which they might move.
Sony makes gadgets. In this case, they make a gadget that displays ebooks. For that gadget to sell, there must be ebooks it can display. I think there were missteps in the original effort, but that Sony recognizes that and is moving to correct them. Making a whole separate division for the reader, and moving the division to the US is one sign of a firm commitment. The big push to double the available content is another. I don't know if they'll be
able to meet that aggressive timetable, but the fact that they are trying to is significant.
You're welcome. It was my pleasure. As mentioned, I made several contact at the event, and hope to learn more down the road.
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Dennis