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Originally Posted by kilron
to me, the problem is CLEARLY and has always been, market size vs. cost of entry. the dedicated eReader market is far too small right now and the cost of entry is FAR too high. and the cost of entry has a direct impact on market penetration. dedicated eReaders are FAR too expensive. almost every single eReader IMO should be priced $150 or less. there should be several for under $100. . . . the eBook market is still in its infancy and still maturing. think about the big markets of mobile devices and gadgets... look at how many people have digital cameras, mp3 players, smartphones & cellphones, laptops & netbooks, etc...... those are HUGE markets individually and the dedicated eBook Reader market can't currently hold a candle to any one of them. apple is currently a major player in 3 of those 4 markets.
so the original poster asked why apple has so much more pull than amazon? THAT'S why.
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Of course. Reading is becoming less popular, not more, while even I have an ipod (to organize my huge CD collection, and play old movies). I don't understand why someone would want an ipod before an ereader
, and so I don't understand why a media seller (Apple) has more pull than a book seller (Amazon - I have spent more on books at Amazon than on everything else I have bought there put together). But then, I have always been a nerd!