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Originally Posted by Alisa
Sony's already did drop considerably. They had to if they wanted to compete at all with the Kindle. They were charging hardcover prices before.
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... And I realize that my earlier discussion my have sounded anti-Sony. The truth is that Sony's better support for library books also makes sense if you figure out that they aren't so tied to the success of their store. Similarly, the Sony deal with Google books works with this scenario.
I'm casting tea leaves here, and my prediction capabilities are notoriously bad
. However, over the long run I would expect to see Sony make moves that support open access to multiple book stores. I would expect to see Amazon more interested in making their store the best single place to buy books.
I wouldn't be a bit surprised to continue to see more aggressive pricing from the Amazon book store. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see more choices and potentially bargains from Sony through its partners (libraries, google, and more -- possibly even Barnes and Noble).