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Originally Posted by jhowell
I disagree. Kindle books can already be read on all of the major device platforms: Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac. That includes e-ink Android devices. I believe that Amazon currently puts more effort into supporting those platforms than into their own e-ink Kindles.
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I started out with a Sony PRS300. It was built like a tank and still looks as new as it did when I bought it. But Sony's ebook buying experience was a miserable thing. When the Sony house of cards finally collapsed, I started reading ebooks on my Android smartphone and my Android tablet via the Kindle apps.
The truth is, Amazon goes out of its way to make my reading experience as easy and as pleasant as possible. I don't have to jump through that Adobe bottleneck to buy DRM locked books. MAN! I hated that!
If I see a book that interests me, I can buy it and auto download it with a single button click. And about 40% of the time it is a Kindle Unlimited title, so I don't have to pay anything other than my monthly KU fee, which is roughly the cost of a single Paperback book in the USA.
It's easier, and frequently cheaper, to buy a book from Amazon, than it is to go to a library (I'm rural, and live 20 miles from a SMALL library) or drive 10 miles to the local Barnes & Noble. I'm thinking about buying a Paperwhite device for the improved battery life.
The truth is, if Kobo, and the other potential Amazon competitors want to REALLY compete with Amazon, they need to invest heavily on the overall user experience, and the last time I looked, they weren't anywhere close.