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Originally Posted by Quoth
Still, Vella, and ANYTHING else that isn't compatible with eink Kindles should not have Kindle in the name. It's marketing people being idiots.
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A lot of users only use the mobile app versions of reader software. I was that way originally long before I purchased a Kindle and Kobo. Since the Vella program is coming out for iOS devices this month, and soon for Kindle app on Android, it seems we are looking at a different market than is found with the Kindle eReader. To Amazon, they're all Kindles, and as they roll out support to more and more devices, we can only hope that Kindle eReaders will get in on the fun. (Though one hopes they roll it out faster than they did Display Cover support 😏 )
Emphasis on mobile devices could have everything to do with the way the books are being paid for. All modern phones already have system wide methods of in-app purchasing. Kindle eReader software, in contrast, leaves the book to visit the store. Amazon would have to change the OS to allow for in-app purchasing to make Vella's compulsive purchasing work. Since it's a new platform, I suspect they're leveraging already coded in-app purchasing on mobile devices to get the ball rolling before investing infrastructure to change the Kindle eReader.
Just spit ballin' here. LOL