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Kris777 · 07-12-2009, 01:23 AM

http://www.tmcnet.com/ce/articles/59...e-2-prices.htm

And with the price cut, analysts appear optimistic of Amazon’s Kindle sales. For example, Sandeep Aggarwal, an Internet research analyst at Collins Stewart, said in a report this week that the Kindle would generate $310 million in revenue and $70 million in profit this year for Amazon, according to the New York Times. The company’s revenue is projected to grow to $2 billion and $560 million in profit by 2012, the report said.

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As TMCnet reported, Google said it plans to introduce a program of its own that would let publishers sell digital versions of their newest books direct to consumers. The company held discussions with publishers about entering the e-book market at the annual BookExpo convention in New York to test the waters.

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Start-up Pixel Qi (News - Alert) is another playing looking to capture market share from Amazon with its 3qi device. The new notebooks, which include e-reader functions, will likely feature displays that can swivel around to cover the keyboard and a tablet mode ideal for e-book readers, TMCnet reported.

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Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	some numbers... http://www.tmcnet.com/ce/articles/59...e-2-prices.htm And with the price cut, analysts appear optimistic of Amazon’s Kindle sales. For example, Sandeep Aggarwal, an Internet research analyst at Collins Stewart, said in a report this week that the Kindle would generate $310 million in revenue and $70 million in profit this year for Amazon, according to the New York Times. The company’s revenue is projected to grow to $2 billion and $560 million in profit by 2012, the report said. ... As TMCnet reported, Google said it plans to introduce a program of its own that would let publishers sell digital versions of their newest books direct to consumers. The company held discussions with publishers about entering the e-book market at the annual BookExpo convention in New York to test the waters. ... Start-up Pixel Qi (News - Alert) is another playing looking to capture market share from Amazon with its 3qi device. The new notebooks, which include e-reader functions, will likely feature displays that can swivel around to cover the keyboard and a tablet mode ideal for e-book readers, TMCnet reported.