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Originally Posted by Rizla
The point of this thread is more general: that these devices are not being produced by American companies because of Amazon's dominance, and Amazon chooses not to produce them itself.
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I agree with you. Amazon are catering for the mass market, whereas companies like Pocketbook and Onyx are after more specialist markets, but that's the same in most fields - it's not unique to bookreaders. It's a global market, though; I honestly don't see why buying stuff online should be a problem. There's all sorts of things I buy that I can't find in local stores. I'm an amateur astronomer, and that's a field where many things are only sold by American companies, and I have to buy online because nobody sells them in the UK. You're really not in a worse position in the US than you would be if you lived in Europe.