Thread: Will $99 Kobo Auras mean cheaper Paperwhites?
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Old 08-21-2018, 05:35 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I doubt Amazon are bothered. Mr Bezos has said in the past that the PW is sold at cost price. Amazon make money from content sales.
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
I agree. Besides, the Aura 2 is closer to the basic Kindle than the Paperwhite. If anything, maybe they could add a light to the basic. But I would bet that whatever decisions are being made have little to do with competing with the Walmart/Kobo 'juggernaut'.
Yeah, but Walmart is not Barnes & Noble. I would think the Paperwhite is about to be upgraded anyhow and Amazon kept the Touch around for a couple years after the Paperwhite came out — even though they had the lower end Basic.

And ... not sure why you (Zod) say the Aura is closer to the Basic than the Paperwhite (212 Carta resolution instead of 300? — the Basic is 167 Pearl).

I'm guessing Amazon will respond.
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