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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Amazon did the same thing way back when before Kindle too (2000-2006).
While I won't go so far as to say it won't ever happen again the user base for Nook is much greater than any eBook user base was way back when so I'd say it's much less likely that Nook would simply end without B&N doing at least something. Maybe it'd be transferring stuff to Kobo like Sony & Borders did. Maybe it would be selling off the Nook accounts to some other store that doesn't even exist yet (for example if Walmart expanded Vudu to include books).
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I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who was let down by Amazon back then. I started reading ebooks around 2004 using a PDA with Microsoft Reader. I bought books from Amazon and other places in LIT format. When Microsoft exited the market, Fictionwise and Simon/Schuster allowed me to download my books in epub format. Amazon did not. My ebooks disappeared and emails went unanswered. I held a grudge against Amazon for a long time. In all fairness, I didn't lose any books because I knew the value of backing up purchases even then. However, I didn't like the way Amazon handled it.
I was loyal to BN for a long time. But now I think it is obvious that they are not the best choice for ebooks. When Target recently had iPads on sale, I bought one and I have put my HD+ aside for good. I still use my NST, but when that dies, I will get a Kindle.
It is really a shame that BN didn't do a better job. Competition is always good.