Comments on: The Kindle Causes “Unease” at BEA

By: DS

DS — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:47:13 +0000

No, you are not limited on the Kindle to Amazon books. You ran read unprotected Microsoft Word, HTML, TXT, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, PRC and MOBI files.

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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:00:55 +0000

[...] Book Expo America, ebooks were the hot topic. A report from the New York Times signaled that there is some within the industry who are fearful of the rise of ebooks in general [...]

By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:10:11 +0000

I did some more research after reading this post and the linked NY Times article yesterday. In light of the NY Times article and the NY Times estimate that Amazon is losing 25% on the sale of the McClellan book, is its $9.99 program predatory pricing designed to drive others out of the business? This seems to clearly violate predatory pricing and anti-trust legislation, specifically the Robinson-Patman Act. The government, as far as I can see, has done nothing to curb this. What do you guys think of this?

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:29:34 +0000

While I am glad that the Kindle is drawing attention to eBooks, I think the proprietary nature seriously limits Kindle users to reading only the books available at Amazon. Other eBook readers offer greater flexibility. I have been particularly pleased with the Cybook, which is extremely light and has great battery life - and, most importantly, can read eBooks from a variety of sources. I like having the freedom to shop around and compare prices. Bookeen, Cybook's manufacturer, has been extremely proactive in fixing problems and issuing new firmware, which is a definite plus.