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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Kindle only has a 60% share? That would surprise me. Perhaps globally Amazon has a 60% share but in the US I would think that number would be a great deal higher.
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I've seen no semi-credible numbers that put them any higher.
Hachette was moaning that Kindle was 60% in the US and 66% in the UK.
Not even the noisiest "Amazon is a monopolist" detractors have claimed any higher than mid sixties.
I saw reports that Apple was bigger than Nook earlier this year when Nook was still about 10% and Google seems to be approaching Kobo size by the reports among Indies. So figure 12-15% for Apple, 15% for google+Kobo, 8% Nook...
Unless the BPHs are lying about how much of their business is going through Amazon, most of Nook's lost business seems to be going to Apple and Google. Which wouldn't be shocking with iBooks and Play both tied to iOS and Android.
And since Nook hardware is Adept compatible, people moving to google is easy.