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Old 10-24-2008, 04:53 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by rhadin View Post

I would rather learn that Oprah sold 100,000 Kindles and 90,000 recipients of those Kindles have become regular book buyers, buying and reading at least 1 book a month. In which case, I would swallow hard, let Bezos do his thing without (much) complaint, and be glad for the ebook world.

I fear that the Oprah revolution will fizzle when it comes time to actually buy and read books on the Kindle, especially as many of the purchases may be holiday gifts for children who aren't interested. That's why my interest in how many purchasers will become readers rather than turning their Kindles into doorstops.

BTW, FWIW the Kindle is the target because Amazon has chosen the route of publicizing the Kindle. 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.
Well, I don't know how this is going to turn out but I'm choosing to be positive. I hope that folks watching the show who are readers and were unaware of the ebook readers on the market will jump on board.

I was unaware of the existence of the Kindle and Sony and all but Palm readers until this past April. I had stopped reading books for years in favor of audiobooks. I decided to change that at the end of last year and started purchasing books at my local Borders. That led me back to Amazon (which I used for purchasing anything other than books for a few years) for books I couldn't find, which led me to learn of the Kindle, which led me to the Sony and both led me to MobileRead.

There may be others like me who weren't thinking about ebook readers because they didn't know. Now there is a much higher chance that will become aware.

The price of the readers, even with discounts, may discourage those who are less serious. Time will tell.

I won't see the Oprah show until tomorrow, so I'm curious as to how the Kindle was presented and if good demos were given.
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