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Old 07-22-2014, 07:50 PM   #58
eschwartz
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Originally Posted by exachillus View Post
Not so cheap, one has to buy a Kindle first. Also I doubt that majority of the subscribers will read more than a book a month in reality. Reading books is no popcorn time.

I personally like to own my stuff so i wont join. I would not even join if it was free. But I see that it is an option for some people.

This is a total win situation for Amazon. It will increase kindle sales, will give Amazon more control over ebook market and will force local libs to their knees.
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Originally Posted by exachillus View Post
Well kind of. I did not articulate it well in my post. I meant the e-readers that use E-ink type technology, unless one owns one those expensive android eink ones . I personally do not find tablets to be a good reading medium (I have 4 of those, various sizes)
Well, considering that the competition only offers apps, and that isn't considered unreasonable, I don't see what the problem is.

And that is your choice, but you are not necessarily representative of everyone else.
(I happen to agree with you, though. I also have a Kindle Touch.)
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