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Originally Posted by Teddman
The DX needed to drop by at least $100 before the iPad came out, and the Kindle 2 would've been better served by a cut to $199 too.
I still don't know what Amazon is thinking by maintaining pricing on both Kindle models. Unless they just figure they'll try to make Kindle for iPad more popular than iBooks and make selling books to iPad users their main focus, or at least an equal focus with selling Kindle hardware.
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I don't think Amazon are too concerned at all. What needs to be realised is the Kindle and the iPad are two difference devices. If people want a dedicated ereader they will pick a Kindle over an iPad, people who want a multi function device will pick an iPad over a Kindle. Amazon have with the iPad what they want - vendor lock-in. People download the Kindle app for the iPad, buy books and find themselves locked-in. To continue reading the books people will needs to continue to have a device which supports the Kindle application, or buy a Kindle (forget DRM stripping, not a point I want to go into).
Amazon are going to get the customers, iPad owners can go a buy iBooks (60,000 to choose from) or over 300,000 ebooks from Amazon (I know there are other sources but they are not relevant to the situation). Then there is the difference in upkeep of the devices. If you want an ebook through the Kindle, well free cellular connection, download and all yours buddy. With the iPad you'll need a data plan to download ebooks from anywhere over an cellular connection.