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Originally Posted by kcladyz
Well I am happy that I can finally buy a KOBO device and see one in store before buying. I only wish they will sell at independent book stores as well so to help them compete with B&N and Amazon
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Kobo tried that. It didn't work out well. My local indy shop didn't know what to do with them and stuck them off to the side away from traffic. They assumed that every Kobo they sold gave them a magical kickback every time a reader bought an eBook. I tried to explain to them that they needed to help customers go through a special portal to link their accounts to the indy store, but it was useless. I'm sure not all indy shops were like that, but there was another problem. There was no way to link a customer like me who had his own account previous to buying a Kobo there (I used the iOS app), so the indy shop received no percentage from any books I purchased.
Walmart's plan sounds like a better one for all involved. It will also be the first eBook seller to give Apple a piece, if I understand the news release correctly, because people can use the app to buy books. But it also sounds like I'll have to install a separate app from my Kobo eReader app to purchase books. That seems cumbersome.