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Originally Posted by Faenad
Even if the average Kindle owner would have less need to look for ebook on the Internet and thus hangs on this forum, I found the low kindle number impressive.
A lot of people here are from the US, but for the moment even the Booken Cybook still outrank the kindle when this device is neither widely distributed nor marketed.
I only hope that someday Amazon realize that there is more money to be made by selling ebooks to everyone than by selling only for their hardware.
I hope the 9th February announcement will be about that, and not about a new kinddle.
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The average Kindle owner no more wants to spend money for books than the average Sony, or Bookeen owner. They have as much need to look on the 'net for free books and other sources.
I seriously doubt Amazon got as big and successful as it has by not realizing the marketability of the Kindle.
The wireless access has to be addressed, and at the same time, the different copyright issues for each country has to be solved.
The only thing I think they are guilty of is seriously underestimating how popular their little device would get.