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Originally Posted by HarryT
I really don't agree with you, I'm afraid. The iPod domination of the MP3 market has not killed off the other players in the market; alternate MP3 players proliferate - some because they are much cheaper than Apple; others, because they offer different features. I think the same will be true in the eBook Reader market.
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How dare you disagree with my forecast
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Actually you do make a good point, and I must admit that my crystal ball has had some pretty bad misses through my life. In fact, I don't feel that strong about my current prediction. I would classify it more as thinking out loud than a firm prediction. But it does seem to me that some of the smaller players just aren't gaining the traction needed to succeed long term.
I wonder if our different viewpoints have to do with our locations? The Kindle is out in the US and Sony has distribution through one of our biggest book store chains and through Target, one of our biggest department stores. The Gen3 is really only available from the manufacturer web site in the US. Until Astak, there really wasn't a 'local' source for Jinke.
On the other hand, your situations is definitely different. No Amazon Kindle. And was the previous gen Sony available in Europe? Also, I hear you folks talk about the retailers who carry the Bookeen, and they don't mean anything to me. As a result, I might not really understand just how strong the Bookeen is in Europe. Likewise, I hear that Jinke is strong in Eastern Europe, but its hard for me to really understand the extent of that from here.
Bottom line is that we may be experiencing two quite different market dynamics.