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They make too much money selling kindle, to release a full reader any time soon. As long as I need to have some special reading device, I won't buy any ebook.
by eiji 16y ago
They make too much money selling kindle, to release a full reader any time soon.
As long as I need to have some special reading device, I won't buy any ebook.
- adolph 16y agoAmazon's deployment of "free" Kindle reader software to many platforms differs from your interpretation. In terms of razor economic models, the Kindle hardware may be a deluxe razor handle, but Amazon seems willing to sell blades to users of other hardware.
- iuyfgtrghjk 16y agoI suspect they make very little money selling Kindles. They probably sell for about break-even, as seen by the price drops. Amazon want you to buy books, preferably online, and only from them.
- nagrom 16y agoYou don't need a special reading device. If you download Kindle for Mac OS, you can read the book on that application. But if you want to read eBooks, you should get 'some special reading device' for the same reason that you should get a stand-alone TV or a toaster. Yes, you can fudge it with a more general use device, but the increase in usability and ergonomics more than makes up for the initial cash outlay.