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Old 09-07-2009, 12:59 PM   #2
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I would hardly call Sony incompetent. The article it links to also says
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Still, Sony got the big stuff right: the feel of the machine, the pleasantness of reading, the clarity of type
The only thing that held me back from owning one earlier was the Total cost of ownership (expensive device and expensive books).

I finally bit when the Kindle came out with the $250 offer with $9.99 books...and loved it so much that I bought a Kindle for my mother with the Oprah deal.

However, that didn't stop me from recently buying a used PRS-505 which I love for its own reasons.

Amazon's advantage, imo, isn't so much whispernet but its clout as a book retailer. I've always thought that partnering with a major known book retailer (to sell books, not just devices) is what would've made Sony more competitive.
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