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Originally Posted by fjtorres
...The (non-UK) euro markets are driven by techies and hobbyists, students and academics--people who are interested in the technology and not just the stories...
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What is giving you this impression?
In Germany, when on the train, I experience exactly the opposite.
I assume, the hobbyist, students and academics you describe mostly would be of the younger generation below 25, 30 tops.
I see lots of people with readers on the train. But mostly older ones. I'd say, mostly in the range of 30 to 45.
The younger ones usually have their smartphones, a few have phablets or tablets.
I think, there's another huge difference to the US. From what I read and hear, most brick and mortar bookstores in the US face serious problems and lots of them have disappeared already.
In Germany, probably due to the book price binding (you can't give discounts as you please, the prices are fixed), those stores still do fine.
And they all sell the very same reader. Their alliance developed the Tolino Shine, obviously very much mirroring Kindle Paperwhite.
And again: If I stroll through those bookstores (there are 5 in a radius of 2km around my house), it's mostly "elderly" customers around 30 or 40.