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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
They don't have to "give up"; they only have to adapt. Making their store readable on the iPad will do that. If Apple resists (which I really doubt), Amazon could even cut a licensing deal essentially making the iPad the next Kindle (or the first color Kindle, if you will).
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If Apple will allow the Kindle app to be installed on the iPad I will be very glad. However since this more or less will cannibalize on Apples own iBooks I'm doubtful if this will ever be allowed.
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
So Amazon may be closer to phasing out its own hardware manufacturing, in favor of licensing other devices and creating apps for others.
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Hmm I wonder if they're really thinking of phasing out. Amazon's policy has been to lock the user to there own store, hence no ePub support. They've so far been able to do this by having there own e-readers.
In my own opinion Amazon should focus on being the best e-book store and thereby draw customers, instead of locking the user down taking away the users own choice.