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Originally Posted by Sparrow
I haven't been looking for them, so I don't know the numbers (being in the UK it has only been of passing interest up till now) - but I think the bigger the market share the Kindle gets, the more pressure they can put on publishers to sign up to exclusivity contracts.
Imho, it's best if people continue to buy a variety of devices.
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I agree that people should buy and have access to a variety (the spice of life) of readers. Not everyone has the same taste or should.
That said, just because Amazon (a book store first and foremost) has done a very good job at getting content for the Kindle is not a negative. It is cause for other retailers to step up their game. Amazon has had very little exclusive content and there is no reason to assume that they will arrive in the U.K. and start pressuring pubishers into exclusive contracts. Just as there is no need to believe that Barnes & Noble will operate that way. Hold judgment until it's a done deal (specially since no one is forced to buy a Kindle).
Competition is good for the consumer.
