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Originally Posted by curtw
Actually, I highly disagree. Delivery of ebooks to the desktop and mobile phones would be a FANTASTIC gateway to people saying "This reading experience is OK, but doesn't match up with paper. Hey, I hear that Kindle device is supposed to be good."
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I agree wholeheartedly with that statement. Users who began enjoying Kindle books would be more likely to buy a Kindle, not less likely.
Suddenly you have people who own $500 mobile phones discovering the convenience of taking their books with them. Those same people who forked out the money for that BlackBerry or iPhone are the type of buyers that Amazon wants to attract. They obviously have no problem spending money on technology, and the Kindle adds to the experience of reading on the go.
If you want an example - Check out how things are going for Cory Doctorow. He's an author who makes his books freely available under a Creative Commons license and he is selling more books because of it, not less. This doesn't have anything to do with Kindle readers, but it is a clear example of how opening something up pushes for growth.