10-24-2008, 05:51 PM | #31 |
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10-24-2008, 07:29 PM | #32 |
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Will Amazon even report how many Kindles Oprah sold? They don't even say how many they've sold overall, right?
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10-24-2008, 07:35 PM | #33 |
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Maybe Oprah will give away Kindles on her Christmas show this year! Is it too late to buy tickets?!
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10-24-2008, 10:23 PM | #34 |
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Good thing in the long
I think Oprah's annoucement is a good thing, it has exposed the kindle to more people, and while not all of them buy one, they are at least going to be more aware of the ebook market that is out there. Some of them might even purchase other devices such as a Sony ereader. More people buying might even cause some lower prices! (Hey I can hope!)
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I have to agree with rhadin. When Oprah recommends something, the sheep go out and buy even if they don't use. And if this causes Amazon to be able to get more exclusive deals, then it's not going to be good for reading overall. There are more devices other then the Kindle and if Amazon continues to steal books, then that bodes ill for eBooks overall.
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Remember, a rising tide raises all boats. So, if a small percentage of these new ebooks are exclusive to the Kindle for a few months in the grand scheme of things who cares. The market is growing. Me thinks he doth protest to much. Would you complain if Sony got some exclusive deals too? BOb |
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Well I think it is great that ebooks are getting the publicity, However I think if she wanted to tout the Kindle as her favorite gadget then she could of at least mentioned some alternatives could have made a whole show on the different devices.
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I think that I'm gonna get hubby to buy one of these for me.
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I don't thinks she is being paid to endorse the Kindle. Bezos has had a relationship with her for many years but on the whole I think she just fell in love with it like many of us who own it have.
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