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Originally Posted by rhadin
Lots of Oprah folk buy Oprah recommendations because Oprah recommends it, not because they will use it or need it. In this case, it will tend to distort the ebook market picture. The problem would be the same if it were the Sony rather than the Kindle that Oprah pushed.
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While I would hope that people wouldn't spend their money on a reading device if they didn't actually want to read, regardless of what Oprah says, I wonder if this will be a lot like exercise equipment. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Oprah viewers like the idea of her book club and think they should be reading more but regardless of whether they buy a paper book or a Kindle, they just won't. People know they should exercise and want to do it more but the treadmill just turns into a coat rack even though they bought it with the best of intentions.