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Originally Posted by iterati
Oh, I understand Amazon so well. They offer cheaper ebooks than the competition for the exact reason to trap the customer and because they have the level to execute it. First, ebook market is not large yet and they don’t mind the lesser profit margin; for now… But stay assured, things will change after they acquire the edge in customer volume. It’s the small vs. large company model. While small offer cheaper prices, flexible products, gifts and generally draw as much customers as possible. If you are large then do the same but then attempt to press on your proprietary products too. And when you become monopoly then you are the king.
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Out of curiosity, can you offer any examples of companies that have succeeded in doing this? Despite the paranoia of people claiming Amazon or Google or whoever else is going to monopolise the ebook, I see plenty of competition and no evidence that this is going to change anytime soon. In fact other people are claiming that if Amazon gets too powerful they will drive prices too low for publishers and authors (boo-hoo).
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Originally Posted by iterati
But you still have to consider the power of inertia and willingness of many to enjoy their comforts even if that eradicates certain freedoms.
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Everyone that buys a Kindle is giving up the freedom to easily transfer books from other sources to their Kindle in exchange for the convenience of buying books wirelessly from Amazon. Who are we to judge whether this is a fair trade-off? Tools such as KindlePID and KindleFix will always be out there for those who want them so I don't see the problem.