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Maike13 · 10-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Hmm... indeed. I can't quite share the rosy outlook.

Amazon offers an iPhone app.
B&N already has app for iPhone, iTouch, Blackbery, PC and Mac. An Android version can't be far off.
Amazon launches the international Kindle2
Should have done this a long time ago
Amazon cuts the price of the iKindle and refunds $20 for previously
purchased units without being asked to.
Looks awfully like a reaction to match B&N Nook price. Amazon having to react to other vendors moves is not a positive sign.
Amazon promises an international DX early in 2010
Good move but I hope Amazon has Kindle 3 and DX equivalent in the works
Refurbished K1's, K2's, and DX's are selling at deep discounts.
Limited supply won't do much for the bottom line
Amazon drops book prices to outsell Walmart, etc.
Again, Amazon forced to react to other vendors moves.
The number of Kindle books available continues increasing - to now over 350,000.
Good numbers but will readers tire of Kindles closed format
And then - the Kindle Reader on the PC, with a Mac version promised to follow soon. No Kindle required to buy & read Kindle books.
Again, B&N already has app for iPhone, iTouch, Blackbery, PC and Mac

2009 will be a very good year for Bezos & company. But 2010 looks a lot cloudier. Amazon has done great with almost no competition. It remains to be seen how they can do with Walmart, B&N, Google, maybe Apple, and others now seriously gunning for them. Even if none of these can better Amazon, collectively they're bound to eat into Amazon sales.

10-22-2009, 09:09 PM	#4
Maike13 Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 28 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Houston, USA Device: IRex Iliad 1st Ed.	Hmm... indeed. I can't quite share the rosy outlook. Amazon offers an iPhone app. B&N already has app for iPhone, iTouch, Blackbery, PC and Mac. An Android version can't be far off. Amazon launches the international Kindle2 Should have done this a long time ago Amazon cuts the price of the iKindle and refunds $20 for previously purchased units without being asked to. Looks awfully like a reaction to match B&N Nook price. Amazon having to react to other vendors moves is not a positive sign. Amazon promises an international DX early in 2010 Good move but I hope Amazon has Kindle 3 and DX equivalent in the works Refurbished K1's, K2's, and DX's are selling at deep discounts. Limited supply won't do much for the bottom line Amazon drops book prices to outsell Walmart, etc. Again, Amazon forced to react to other vendors moves. The number of Kindle books available continues increasing - to now over 350,000. Good numbers but will readers tire of Kindles closed format And then - the Kindle Reader on the PC, with a Mac version promised to follow soon. No Kindle required to buy & read Kindle books. Again, B&N already has app for iPhone, iTouch, Blackbery, PC and Mac 2009 will be a very good year for Bezos & company. But 2010 looks a lot cloudier. Amazon has done great with almost no competition. It remains to be seen how they can do with Walmart, B&N, Google, maybe Apple, and others now seriously gunning for them. Even if none of these can better Amazon, collectively they're bound to eat into Amazon sales. Last edited by Maike13; 10-22-2009 at 09:19 PM.