Thread: Classic Nook buyers beware
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Old 10-22-2009, 09:57 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by The-eBook-Reader View Post

1. B&N's book prices are considerably higher than Amazon's.
2. The Lending feature is seriously flawed; they will have to impose a 1 or 2 lending limit or people will just lend the book over and over again.
You raise some very good points, but a couple of other things to consider:

1. B & N would seem to have a lot more leverage over publishers because of their large retail chain. What would preclude publishers from simply refusing to sell ebooks to Amazon? They could not do that with B & N because publishers rely on B & N to get their paper products to market.

2. The Lending feature is innovative. Even if it is limited to a 1 or 2, isn't that better than anything that is currently out there?

I agree that much remains to be seen, but I am excited at the possibilities here.
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