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Old 08-29-2018, 12:45 PM   #34
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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.
When a company talks about cost price they're including development costs and those have long since been amortized. They're a significant part of the cost. So my guess is that Paperwhite sales are profitable these days even before we buy content.

Please don't take this as a complaint. I have a Voyage and a Paperwhite and personally I prefer the Paperwhite. I think it's worth every penny and if Amazon is making money on their sales that's fine with me.

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