Google Play vs Amazon: Comparing the Bookstores

[stonetools]

After relaunching in March 2012 as Google Play, Google's foray into the digital content store arena seems to have finally coalesced into what the relaunch was originally intended to cater to: content for Google Nexus.



The homepage for Google Play in July places Nexus--most notably the Google Nexus 7 tablet (releasing in July)--front and center, much like Amazon's homepage treatment of its Kindle products. Underneath the Nexus link, the content categories are listed, with music first, followed by books. On the homepage, there are five bestselling "Top Books" and four "Featured Books."



The Books page itself features a carousel of current deals and promotions, including (as of July 2) the "Deal of the Week" on Patrick O'Brian's books for $3.99, summer favorites for kids starting at $1.99, and a "Free Sneak Preview" of Chris Cleave's new novel Gold. The latter, which received a mention in Gold's full-page ad in the July 1 New York Times Book Review, is comprised of an extended excerpt from the book, as well as a letter from Cleave to readers, a Q&A with Cleave, and an essay on fatherhood.

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So its Google Play and the Nexus Tablet vs. Amazon and the Kindle Fire.

Seems Google is really going after Amazon for the title of King of Android Media-and its going after Amazon's strength, ebooks. Maybe they're worth a second look.

[covfam]

Except googles video library and ebook library are greatly dwarfed by amazon, perhaps down the road in the future google play will have more but, for now it only has a large app store wich is still oriented towards phones.