http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/04/the-elusive-nature-of-kindle-sales/ Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada's magazine of book news and reviews Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/04/the-elusive-nature-of-kindle-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-194181 Vivian De Winter Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:44:07 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=6296#comment-194181 Shaun Smith left an interesting comment, which I hadn't really thought about before. Amazon might be more interested in locking-in the Kindle sales, thereby sacrificing the revenue on their e-books. Once they have hit their sales targets for the Kindle and other competitive e-readers hit the market, dropping the e-reader pricing in general, it will be interesting to see what happens with the e-book price points... Shaun Smith left an interesting comment, which I hadn’t really thought about before. Amazon might be more interested in locking-in the Kindle sales, thereby sacrificing the revenue on their e-books. Once they have hit their sales targets for the Kindle and other competitive e-readers hit the market, dropping the e-reader pricing in general, it will be interesting to see what happens with the e-book price points…

]]> http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/04/the-elusive-nature-of-kindle-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-194168 angel guerra Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:15:11 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=6296#comment-194168 Amazon has a short window on a product which itself may have a short window. The truth will come in a year or two when Kindle buyers have had the time to learn whether the reader can out perform the book as a practical device for general use or whether these readers are best suited for research and educational purposes. But like all devices for the mass market even Kindle will see its retail prices drop. In fact, it may be that these readers become as cheap as a paperback or a pocket calculator. Something that can be lost or damaged and easily replaceable because if they're not their market share will not grow outside of niche market use. Or become just another app on Iphone. Amazon has a short window on a product which itself may have a short window. The truth will come in a year or two when Kindle buyers have had the time to learn whether the reader can out perform the book as a practical device for general use or whether these readers are best suited for research and educational purposes. But like all devices for the mass market even Kindle will see its retail prices drop. In fact, it may be that these readers become as cheap as a paperback or a pocket calculator. Something that can be lost or damaged and easily replaceable because if they’re not their market share will not grow outside of niche market use. Or become just another app on Iphone.

]]> http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/04/the-elusive-nature-of-kindle-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-194165 shaun smith Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:07:16 +0000 http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/?p=6296#comment-194165 Ebooks @ $9.99 = lost leader devised to lock customers into Kindle's limiting proprietary software before the flood of alternative, open standard e-readers arrives in 2010. A potential recipe for disaster. Ebooks @ $9.99 = lost leader devised to lock customers into Kindle’s limiting proprietary software before the flood of alternative, open standard e-readers arrives in 2010. A potential recipe for disaster.

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