With the Kindle 3 already here, the Sony 650′s details leaked, and Nook 2 waiting to pounce in September we have a pretty good idea of where we stand. Where we stand with Kindle, eReaders Here’s a quick list – Price – We’re doing very well on price with $189 to $200 prices for the [...]
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My favorite thing about the Kindle 3 is that it’s evolution at work. It’s a product (species) realizing it’s in danger and evolving (adding features, cutting price, improving at what it does best) to be more fit – to survive. There’s a post by Dave Winer related to this concept. He talks about how Asus is [...]
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The success of the Kindle 3 and the Kindle WiFi might not be the only thing on Lab 126′s mind. There are reports that Lab 126 is looking into building additional consumer devices it could use to sell digital content to customers. Since Amazon already sells music CDs and digital music downloads, DVDs and digital movie downloads, and [...]
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Two things about the Kindle 3 have been trapezing through my head and this post is the only way to tie them together – Amazon spent 3 years before the release of the Kindle working on it and it’s been 2.75 years since it was released. This is courtesy the Charlie Rose show with Amazon’s CEO. That’s nearly [...]
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Have no idea what scenario is going to end up looking best for readers. Let’s explore the 5-6 main possibilities. 60-30-10 market share for top 3 companies in both eReaders and eBooks Let’s say we end up with – 60% share for the Kindle, 30% share for Nook, and 10% for readers reading on other [...]
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