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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
Brand new Paperwhite Manga model are still readily available and sold alongside 32GB 7" Oasis on Amazon JP. Again, the PW3 on Woot are just used models (which probably would have sold at half-price or less in Japan).
And I'd like to reiterate, the Paperwhite and Oasis target different market segments.
Paperwhite 32GB: ￥ 15,280
Kindle Oasis 32GB: ￥ 32,980
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The question is ... why don't they sell the 32 GB Paperwhite in the U.S.? I would be tempted to say because they want to drive business to the 32 GB Oasis but, unless I'm wrong, the Manga was out long before the 32 GB Oasis. Meanwhile the Kindle line has one more member in Japan than in the U.S. (Also interesting, to me, is that there is no 3G option for the Manga.)