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Originally Posted by Rizla
That's the bottom-line. Amazon will have to drop the price of the Voyage.
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Can they really do this when the Voyage is not even a year-old? I don't think Amazon will succumb to this. Voyage is Amazon's premium product. Even if they do slash the price off, they can't lessen it to Glo HD level without sacrificing the Paperwhite's price too.
What I can see here is that Amazon will retain Voyage as their premium product (and its price) and maybe respond this year by making the Paperwhite 300 PPI as well and, who knows what "surprise" we'll get with 2nd Gen Voyage.
I am not sure if this is applicable (maybe I am stupid by even doing this comparison) but I see Amazon as Apple in the e-reader market. If we see the trend, iPhone's specs is always behind nowadays compared to other smartphone makers, but they can still sell their products at a higher price. I guess, it is because of iOS. Same with Amazon. Their greatest shield will still be their ecosystem.
Also, we all agree that the Kobo eBooks is much more expensive that Amazon's. So, if you buy books regularly, Kobo will get back the "discount" you get from Glo HD in the long run.