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08-11-2017, 10:11 AM | #47 | |
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08-11-2017, 10:13 AM | #48 |
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It is my understanding that they read Manga over there and those files are bigger than a standard ebook.
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08-11-2017, 10:26 AM | #49 | |
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They generally range from 20-100MB a typical manga volume depending on image quality. What I find even more baffling is that the U.S manga publishers generally give higher res images and thus larger file sizes than the Japanese version but we don't get the 32GB version. Plus if a even if a short book has 20-30 high res images the file size can easily bloat to 8MB or more. |
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08-11-2017, 10:53 AM | #50 |
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08-11-2017, 10:57 AM | #51 | |
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And I wonder if LCD tablets couldn't learn a similar trick. In fact, with an LCD, you could almost have a sort of "virtual bezel" that scoots over a bit when it detects a hand using the space. Use the non-covered parts of that vbezel to have home buttons, volume controls, etc. |
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08-11-2017, 12:19 PM | #52 |
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08-11-2017, 12:20 PM | #53 | |
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As the VP of marketing at my last firm used to say: So what if we lose a little bit of money on each sale, we can make it up on volume. Jeff Bezos is the Richest or the Next-to-Richest man in the world (depending on the changes in Microsoft and Amazon stock prices - he and Bill keep swapping their postilions). You think he got that way by following the little adage I quoted above? I will stick with my opinion above - The Amazon Kindle Oasis is another Amazon Fire Cellphone. With the same product future the AFC had. |
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08-11-2017, 12:24 PM | #54 |
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Can you provide some data to support this?
We know (because Mr Bezos has publicly said so) that Amazon make no profit from the PW - it's sold at cost. If, as seems extremely likely, the Oasis is sold at a profit, it's still a revenue stream for Amazon, which the PW is not. |
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So in the scrolling banner on Amazon.com that advertises the various Kindle models, why is the Oasis not shown if it's still a currently viable product? To me that would say that the Oasis is dead.
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08-11-2017, 12:33 PM | #56 |
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It's not a "scrolling banner"; it's a fixed-width banner with room for four products. Presumably Amazon decided to use the space to advertise their four top-selling Kindle products.
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08-11-2017, 12:42 PM | #57 |
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08-11-2017, 12:46 PM | #59 |
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Off to look at Kindles now. Ok looked at the scrolling banner. Amazon thinks I need 2 Echos, an accent table, prime, unlimited music and $35 off a new kindle. Last edited by Cinisajoy; 08-11-2017 at 01:02 PM. |
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