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Originally Posted by markbot
the most important decision is based on the bookstore service
1. the B&N ebook store is a lot more expensive
3. B&N will eventually end up like Blockbuster as their business model is obsolete. if u actually believe B&N's ebook will be successful this would mean that the rest of their business will be obsolete....thus u should not buy their reader. this will leave u with an expensive paperweight. amazon's business model is the model of the future.
I think Amazon should respond by putting kindles in some retail stores.
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As to #1, it's unclear to me me what book pricing will be once the Nook ships and the eBook store is modified to support it. From the looks of the launch BN rushed the Nook out to position it for the holidays, but they don't have all the fine details ready yet, hence the late Nov ship date.
As to #3 I don't really see the comparison between Blockbuster and BN other than they are both B&M stores. Movies/TV on hard media is on a slow death rattle. That is clear. But Bookstores still have their purpose. There are plenty of titles I'd never buy in eFormat. In fact the only eBooks I buy are the one's I'd normally read and giveaway. Books I intend to keep I still buy in hardback. I don't think the hardback book will ever go away completely. Also Bookstores are places people like to hangout in. I never wanted to chill in a Blockbuster.
As for the Amazon's response. Short term the nook is not going to damage the Kindle, but long term Amazon better beef up its R&D dept. or license Kindle production to a real hardware maker or people will go elsewhere. The Kindle was good enough when it was the only game in town. But that is changing quickly and the Kindle must too.
Truly the real threat for the Kindle is going to be if Apple enters the market in 2010. Only Apple can make reading cool again to the masses.