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Old 07-08-2015, 07:56 PM   #16
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How much longer do you think Rakuten will keep funding Kobo?
No idea. but I expect Kobo to outlast Nook.

We do know that Rakuten put one of their turnaround specialists in charge of Kobo. I'm not going to worry about Kobo until he leaves, is transferred, or quits.

That would be a warning sign.
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I hope you guys realise that when Kobo finally goes over to the dark side, we're all going to be royally screwed.
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He thinks that, in the long run, Kobo will go under.
I thought Amazon was the dark side
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Old 07-08-2015, 08:07 PM   #18
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I thought Amazon was the dark side
If they are then their cookies suck.
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Old 07-08-2015, 08:18 PM   #19
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No idea. but I expect Kobo to outlast Nook.

We do know that Rakuten put one of their turnaround specialists in charge of Kobo. I'm not going to worry about Kobo until he leaves, is transferred, or quits.

That would be a warning sign.
True. My warning sign would be if he makes (more) non-consumer friendly changes.
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How much longer do you think Rakuten will keep funding Kobo?
Hard to tell.
There are no reliable signs Rakuten even knows they own Kobo.
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Old 07-08-2015, 08:43 PM   #22
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True. My warning sign would be if he makes (more) non-consumer friendly changes.
What has he done so far?
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:48 PM   #23
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If they are then their cookies suck.
Cookies? Now I'm really lost
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:59 PM   #24
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Old 07-09-2015, 01:05 AM   #25
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Hard to tell.
There are no reliable signs Rakuten even knows they own Kobo.
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Old 07-09-2015, 01:44 AM   #26
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Hmmm, last year in March, Sony closed the US ebook store, and three months later, the European stores.

Could B&N be closing UK & US soon, too?
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At the risk of sounding really stupid, what are you implying?
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When Kobo took over the Sony stuff, I lost almost all of the e-books in my Sony account and all of my cash credit in my Sony account. Neither Kobo nor Sony would do anything to help me. Since then, I’ve refused to have anything to do with either company. If NOOK gets transferred to Kobo, that’s the last of that for me. Glad I’ve got ’em all downloaded.
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Old 07-09-2015, 03:10 AM   #28
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I don't think kobo will close anytime soon.

That would be a disaster. As only amazon would be left.
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I don't think kobo will close anytime soon.

That would be a disaster. As only amazon would be left.
And all the smaller publishers who sell directly, and Smashwords.
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And all the smaller publishers who sell directly, and Smashwords.
And Apple. They may not be popular with many people here, but there's no denying that they're a significant player in the game.
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