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katewilly · 03-31-2009, 11:41 PM

I don't think Kindle can crown itself as the Ipod of the reading world yet. Reading is a little more complicated than listening and there has to be a multitude of hardware form factors to satisfy the masses.

My prediction...B&N will take over the Sony bookstore (if Sony is truly suffering hard times), as it did FW, and capitalize on offering multiple file formats, serving different hardware platforms, plus adding incentives in its brick stores.

I can understand that a lot of users love their Kindles and are really attracted by its features. It is one of many possibilities for people who love to read. And I hope it continues to be successful for its followers.

However, I haven't found a Kindle feature yet that I MUST have. Because I'm home-bound, I don't need WhisperNet, and I'm not comfortable with a lot of buttons that I don't need, until I absolutely need them. I like the virtual keyboard of my Sony 700. But that's just me, and illustrates the different preferences amongst human readers.

Between PD books, Sony bookstore, and FW membership/micropay (which offers a lot of gift opportunities for my family), I've only rarely paid more than $10 for a book. And I have yet to find where Amazon offered something that wasn't available elsewhere for no more than a $1.00 more, and sometimes I've paid less.

03-31-2009, 11:41 PM	#19
katewilly Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 13912 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Alabama Device: sony 700, iTouch, iPhone, nook, iPad 2	I don't think Kindle can crown itself as the Ipod of the reading world yet. Reading is a little more complicated than listening and there has to be a multitude of hardware form factors to satisfy the masses. My prediction...B&N will take over the Sony bookstore (if Sony is truly suffering hard times), as it did FW, and capitalize on offering multiple file formats, serving different hardware platforms, plus adding incentives in its brick stores. I can understand that a lot of users love their Kindles and are really attracted by its features. It is one of many possibilities for people who love to read. And I hope it continues to be successful for its followers. However, I haven't found a Kindle feature yet that I MUST have. Because I'm home-bound, I don't need WhisperNet, and I'm not comfortable with a lot of buttons that I don't need, until I absolutely need them. I like the virtual keyboard of my Sony 700. But that's just me, and illustrates the different preferences amongst human readers. Between PD books, Sony bookstore, and FW membership/micropay (which offers a lot of gift opportunities for my family), I've only rarely paid more than $10 for a book. And I have yet to find where Amazon offered something that wasn't available elsewhere for no more than a $1.00 more, and sometimes I've paid less.