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Unless this is drastically cheaper than the Kindle, I don't see it doing well. For me, the biggest draw of the Kindle vs. the competition is the anywhere wire
by ryanwaggoner 17y ago
Unless this is drastically cheaper than the Kindle, I don't see it doing well. For me, the biggest draw of the Kindle vs. the competition is the anywhere wireless access to a huge library of books. Unless someone else can offer that, I don't see how they'll compete.
- stcredzero 17y agoApple, with their partnership with AT&T, is in a position to compete. They also like thin & sexy.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoThey have the connectivity, but not the catalog.
- jeremyw 17y agoIndeed. And the catalog, given how backwards the book industry remains, is the key. My friend recently finalized his book with a major publisher. Despite efforts to edit electronically, he relented to five rounds of fedex'd doorstops. He offered to generate the Kindle edition himself, but this was deemed contractually impossible. These companies have to be culled to get to our veritable library of ebooks. But in the meantime, I imagine Amazon has been kicking lots of asses to get this far.