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Originally Posted by Redcard
If I owned a Kindle right now (I sold mine, got an iPad), I would be concerned about Amazon moving into books that have enhanced audio and video, and that are made for a larger, Ipad sized screen.
Because, there is no way the Kindle 2 or any e-ink device is going to incorporate the audio and video, and so that means Amazon now has books out there that its own products cannot use.
What's the incentive to buy a Kindle when I can get the features AND MORE on an app? (Yes, I know e-ink, love e-ink, etc.. but the new Amazon books can't do E-ink.)
The products are the books. Kindle is just the delivery mechanism. I bet Amazon would be thrilled to not have to deal with hardware. I bet they will kill the kindle hw.
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If their App becomes dominant enough on iPads, iPhones, Androids, Blackberries, etc... Then yea, maybe the Kindle hardware will be over and done with.
Then again, we really don't know what Amazon has up it's sleeve. Kindle 3 may not use e-ink at all. Who knows.
The only thing that's at risk here is e-ink. With their Kindle 1 and 2 being so successful, I don't think Amazon will stop at that without giving 3 a shot.