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Originally Posted by Rizla
It is an expensive and costly business to ship an Onyx e-reader from to the USA. The shipping is high. And what if there is a problem with the device? Then you ship it back. You might have to pay shipping. Either way, it will take time and money.
And as you have stated, you are "price-insensitive." The risk of losing money on a faulty device shipped from abroad may not bother your budget, but that is not the case for most users.
Shipping from abroad is prohibitive for most people and effectively bars the product for them. I have seen a number of comments to this effect on these forums made by users in America.
So no. The average American user has great difficulty accessing the Onyx device. If you are in Europe, the problem is greatly lessened. Once again, we see a lack of innovation in the American market.
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That does not mean the company must be based in the US. Samsung is a Korean company and they seem to have no problem marketing their devices in the US of A.
Just because you live here and want to be able to purchase devices cheaply does not mean you can only buy from US based manufacturers.
Perhaps a better way to phrase the question is "Why do e-ink innovators avoid the USA market?"