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Originally Posted by Quoth
When I first read about the Sony ereader the Kindle didn't exist.
MUCH later when I saw one in real life in a Dublin (Ireland) shopping centre I'd have bought it, but couldn't afford it. The Kindle STILL didn't exist.
It's a shame that the success of an ereader seems tied to having a massively successful online bookstore. Sony ereaders are long gone. The PRS350 I was given more recently as a present is still excellent.
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Think about it. You buy eBook(s) and then sync and there they are. No plugging in. No downloading to the computer. None of that. A lot of people like that. You go on vacation and decide to buy an eBook, you don't need to have a computer. You just download and you are good to go. So yes, I can see why a good bookstore helps sell Readers. This is a very good reason why you see very few Readers outside of Kobo, Kindle, and nook in the US.