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theducks · 02-08-2014, 01:59 PM

Be aware that manufacturers that are tied to a book store want to make it as hard as possible to bypass the store.

Every release adds another layer of bricks to their walled garden

Can you blame them when they now sell readers at/below cost?
The old 'Kodak' camera strategy. Sell the camera cheap, and make money on Film and processing chemicals. (Inkjet printers do it the same way)

02-08-2014, 01:59 PM	#10
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,123 Karma: 60406498 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Be aware that manufacturers that are tied to a book store want to make it as hard as possible to bypass the store. Every release adds another layer of bricks to their walled garden Can you blame them when they now sell readers at/below cost? The old 'Kodak' camera strategy. Sell the camera cheap, and make money on Film and processing chemicals. (Inkjet printers do it the same way)