Thread: Will Nook be sold to Rakuten Kobo?
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Old 11-16-2019, 07:46 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
1- It would mean doubling their US customer base. Almost catching up to Apple.
2- Nook readers can accept Kobo ADEPT ebooks. So it wouldn't be too hard to support them.
I hadn't realized that Nook had such a large market share compared with Apple and that their DRM was already compatible.

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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
If Nook shuts down, any Nook users would likely head to Kindle. In the US, Walmart partnership or no, Kobo is just about completely unknown.

Best bet would be for Kobo to buy Nook and get a display of some sort in B&N stores, at least for a while.
I have changed my mind. I now think it would make sense for Kobo.
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