Thread: Lower Kindle cost thru cell phone adoption model
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Old 03-03-2009, 01:52 PM   #6
Alisa
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Originally Posted by KindleKat View Post
It wouldn't be the first time a company took a loss on the hardware in hopes to sell software (Xbox? PS3?). I think Amazon will do just fine in the long run.
In that case they're making good margin on the software. In this case, they're making a low margin or even taking a loss on the most popular books. One or the other has to be a money maker for the concept to work.
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