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This is the second time B&N jumped into the ebook market. The first was the eBookman, which was brilliant, but too far ahead of its time, and the second time they just didn't get it.
They came out in support of the agency model, largely unpopular with their customers.
They started strong with leveraging their brick and mortar presence, but that fell away.
They played follow the leader with Amazon far too much.
At so many points they could have owned it. They had such great technology. But they didn't get it. They saw what happened to Borders when Borders didn't get it. That should have been a warning.
I hope Kobo steps in. Competition is good for the market, and it's fast becoming a one-dog show.
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