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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx
Gee willickers .... the US isn't the beginning and end of ebook sellers nor ebook stores!!
Haven't got a clue what Sony's reasons are re the US, but hey didn't they offer the T3 into Germany first so that ought to tell us where they think their market/s are, eh.
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Economics matter: the US is still about 50% of the market for eink readers so that even single-digit share there is more sales than a dominant share in many markets.
Many small players can survive off their sales in the smaller markets precisely because they are small companies with relatively low overheads. Sony is a big company with high overhead so they need higher volume to breakeven than smaller players. Thus the concern that Sony's total sales without the US might not be enough to keep them in business.