If Amazon sold books in various formats

shrktank · 09-11-2009, 08:48 PM

Just curious about a thought I had.

Amazon wants to support the Kindle as that is their system, but what if they offered their ebook library to Sony Readers, but charged $2 to $3 more per book? This would accomplish supporting their reader stil but would also increase their overall book sales

Grandma Aubbie · 09-12-2009, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by shrktank

Just curious about a thought I had.

Amazon wants to support the Kindle as that is their system, but what if they offered their ebook library to Sony Readers, but charged $2 to $3 more per book? This would accomplish supporting their reader stil but would also increase their overall book sales

Hmmm, someone else thinks like me. I actually found Jeff Bezos e-mail and made the suggestion that Amazon sell books for the Sony.

I did feel a little bit like I was selling USC sweatshirts on the UCLA sidelines.

The response reads:

My name is Peg Anderson of Amazon.com’s Executive Customer Relations. Jeff Bezos received your email and has asked me to reply on his behalf.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the ability to download electronic books for your Amazon Kindle and Sony E-reader. We really value your input, and are always looking for new ways to improve the services we offer. To ensure your idea's reviewed, I've shared your suggestions with our Kindle Business team for their consideration when planning future improvements.

Thanks again for taking the time to provide this feedback to us.

Thank you for contacting Amazon.com.

If you want Jeff's e-mail to do a little of your own pushing, it is:

jeff@amazon.com

The email response was from the executive customer relations branch
ecr@amazon.com

rhadin · 09-12-2009, 10:56 AM

Why would I want to pay Amazon more just because a book was offered in another format? I'd rather spend the money at another etailer. Besides, I suspect that if Amazon sold books in non-Kindle formats at a higher price, it would simply give other etailers a possible competitive edge, which would be anathema to Amazon.

Although I wouldn't buy from Amazon in any event, I would much rather see Amazon adopt the epub standard for the Kindle and open its store to any device that can handle epub.

benham · 09-12-2009, 11:23 AM

What if you just take the first part of the suggestion that Amazon sell ebooks for Sony EReaders? I think that would be a good idea because as it is now they are not only missing out on the sale of a Kindle to all who buy Sonys, they are missing out on all future sales of ebooks to those readers.

09-11-2009, 08:48 PM	#1
shrktank Connoisseur Posts: 83 Karma: 92 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Imperial,Mo Device: Sony 650,Nook Color and iPad	If Amazon sold books in various formats Just curious about a thought I had. Amazon wants to support the Kindle as that is their system, but what if they offered their ebook library to Sony Readers, but charged $2 to $3 more per book? This would accomplish supporting their reader stil but would also increase their overall book sales

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rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	Why would I want to pay Amazon more just because a book was offered in another format? I'd rather spend the money at another etailer. Besides, I suspect that if Amazon sold books in non-Kindle formats at a higher price, it would simply give other etailers a possible competitive edge, which would be anathema to Amazon. Although I wouldn't buy from Amazon in any event, I would much rather see Amazon adopt the epub standard for the Kindle and open its store to any device that can handle epub.

09-12-2009, 11:23 AM	#4
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	What if you just take the first part of the suggestion that Amazon sell ebooks for Sony EReaders? I think that would be a good idea because as it is now they are not only missing out on the sale of a Kindle to all who buy Sonys, they are missing out on all future sales of ebooks to those readers.

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