Thread: How much is Amazon missing by not having a waterproof Kindle?
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Old 11-30-2016, 01:15 PM   #77
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post

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.
And if you don't want ads, the Paperwhite costs $10 more than the ad-free, waterproof Glowlight Plus.

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Originally Posted by Barty View Post

I think the number of people who truly want a waterproof kindle -- as opposed to the people who think sure, why not, or the people who want any excuse to upgrade (you know who you are -- is very small. Even smaller than the number of people who want bigger than 6" screen.
It seems that those who want waterproofing really want it, so they've probably gone with another option now already - and generally speaking, people here are not averse to a wardrobe of readers, so to speak, so it could well be in addition to their Kindle(s).

I've got a waterproof device, but that's worth nothing to me. On the other hand, bigger than 6" is one of my top two criteria.
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