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Originally Posted by wallcraft
At least Fry's is open to selling ebook readers, even ones without formal DRM support. They are a regional retailer, but I know some people routinely use their stores as their first port of call for technical products.
Once you have Adobe PDF/ePub, I hope other stores will be willing to sell the device. Actually, any store selling Sony's would then be a good candidate if they normally carry multiple brands. One that you may not have considered is B&H Photo.
By the way, a big selling point of Adobe PDF/ePub support is that many lending libraries have a large selection of Adobe PDF ebooks (and a growing selection of Adobe ePubs). |
The problem is that FRY's sells SO low that few other stores want to carry that model as there is no margin. WE cannot go any lower or we lose money and most stores want to make at least $45 margin to even think about it. So, FRY's is a double-edged sword... once they take your model they control it entirely and nobody else wants to compete. Plus, FRY's insists that their vendors "support" them by giving rebates and other niceties every few weeks. They CAN build up volume for a company... but they can also drive it right into the ground. FRY's does not allow "run-rates" to go to vendors so a vendor has no idea where they are with FRY's. While I thank them for the volume... it has ended up being somewhat catostrophic, at least to date.