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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
I tend to disagree, mostly because B&N seems to be scrambling a bit with its ebook efforts -- much in the same way they fumbled with the move to online book sales, at a time when Amazon really nailed the online experience.
• Amazon has run away with the market without an in-store presence at all.
• Sony has lost ground while having this supposed in-store presence advantage.
• Physical bookstores are getting killed anyway, i.e. as time goes on, if the trend continues, there will be fewer and fewer physical points-of-sale anyway.
• As more ebooks are sold, fewer paper books will be sold, thus accelerating the above trend.
• At this point, "Kindle" is on the verge of becoming an eponym. Anyone selling a B&N Reader will have to deal with that.
I'm sure that B&N will be around for awhile, but I really cannot see them capturing a majority of the ebook market, even if they manage to come up with a better device. I just don't have a ton of confidence in their ability to execute well with disruptive tech.
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What you say is true. But a concerted effort by Barnes and Noble could change that. IF they really went after the market.
Just think. The people who go into store are readers. The target audience is there. What sold you on on your K2? The presentation? Just think if there was one ongoing in person at every store. Aargh.......the possiblities are enormous.
But, it depends on the enthusiasm/knowledge of the sales clerks, AND the ability of Barnes and Noble to see far enough into the future to invest time and money.
Sheesh. All this from a die hard Kindle1 fan.
