Thread: How much is Amazon missing by not having a waterproof Kindle?
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Old 11-30-2016, 09:54 AM   #73
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Originally Posted by 4691mls View Post
This thread should have a poll to see how many of us, if buying a new reader, would be willing to pay a premium to get waterproofing and how many would only get waterproofing if it happened to be included on a moderately priced reader.
Other manufacturers of waterproof devices have not typically needed to significantly increase the price to cover waterproofing.

The Aura HD was sold for $170, the Aura H20 sold for $180.

The Nook Glowlight sold for $120, the Glowlight Plus started at $130, only $10 more than the Paperwhite. And I'd bet B&N don't have the economy of scale that Amazon has.

You could argue that waterproofing while not raising the price cuts significantly into profit. Who knows. Maybe it does. Neither you or I run Amazon. But if waterproofing is prohibitive, why did Kobo keep it in the Aura One?
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