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Originally Posted by GERGE
But making the screen bigger or putting software that is different but already used in other platforms is not innovation. Innovation means better solutions for one's needs. eReader are mainly used for reading novels and such, as Kindle DX sells also show, the better solitions for academic works and comic books already exist in the form of tablets.
A bigger screen or Android is not innovative, just different.
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I partially agree with your point. Maybe then the title of the thread should be
"Is Amazon destroying Choice?" Does that sound better? Nope. It sounds dreadful.
Re: your other point, e-readers need not only be used to read novels if they are running an OS that allows the user to fully utilize their functionality (i.e. Android), or if they big enough that they could be used to read material other than novels. Sure, that may be a niche market, but that's exactly my point. The niche market is not being served in the USA, but it is in Europe / Asia. Why is that? I argue it is because of Amazon's dominance and their lack of interest in providing a greater variety of e-reader format and software. Their marketing strategy is procrustean.