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Originally Posted by 6charlong
There seem to be other ideas in this long thread but I believe the issue derives from the way capitalism and socialism are alike in that they both destroy the free enterprise sector, which is where innovation really takes place.
It would be best if there were 10 or 12 small ebook vendors, each innovating different ways to attract customers, but the way the ebook economy developed in the US no one has the capital to overcome Amazon's dominance, hence there seems to be little or no innovation available to the US consumer. (It happens because typically, large or small, companies are reluctant to innovate ideas that compete with their own product design.
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I agree. The market has led to a dominant behemoth which is not interested in offering choice.