Thread: Odds of Sony Staying in the Ebook Business?
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Old 06-21-2010, 10:03 AM   #1
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Odds of Sony Staying in the Ebook Business?
Greetings,

Is it possible that Sony may get out of the eReader game soon? They are primarily a hardware seller; the Sony eBook Store seems to be an accessory for the Reader and not the other way around. The lower prices for the nook, the Kobo, and, I’m sure it will happen soon, the Kindle signify a shift in strategy from selling the razor to selling the blades. Content providers can afford to sell the device at a little above cost if it gets people tied into their ecosystem. Sony simply won’t do it. That, combined with clearance-level prices for the Touch and Daily Editions, makes me wonder if Sony is going to retire from this fight. This makes me a bit anxious to use up my Sony store credits soon. What do you all think?

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