[tomsem]

Okay I see this thread has gone off the rails a bit, as is so often the case. I’ve already expressed my regret for linking the crappy article, okay? No need to pile on. I’m going to remove the reference.

And yes, only Amazon/Kobo/B&N/Pocketbook etc can give us real sales numbers. They never will. They’ll either keep shipping new models, because they see opportunity to sell them profitably, or they won’t.

Amazon hasn’t shipped a new model in a couple of years. Their Kindle device sales may even be stable. But the vast majority of their Lab 126 R&D budget is going to Echo devices and FireTV, not Kindle. That’s where they see opportunities for growth and also for getting more customer data and larger revenue streams. That’s not the case for Kindle.

Which is why (getting back to the OT) I am looking forward to learning if this rumor is true.