E-Books in General and Kindle 2 in Particular
Poor bookstores. As fewer people read books, those who do are getting lured by e-book readers that bypass bookstores for the majority of book purchases. Amazon's Kindle, now upgraded to Kindle 2, gets the biggest blame because it has the biggest market share. It also has a hefty hardware profit margin according to PCWorld's article “Amazon's $359 Kindle 2 Costs $185.49 to Build.”And you thought margins on technology hardware products were non-existent
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is it technology in general that you have the problem with?
Just as the 8-track destroyed the record, the cassette tape destroyed the 8-track, the CD destroyed the cassette tape, the MP3 destroyed the CD. Same with the kindle in relation to paper books. Technology is always evolving and being bitter about it and complaining only will make yourself look foolish and outdated.“Amazon's $359 Kindle 2 Costs $185.49 to Build.”
How would anyone do business if they sold their product for exactly how much it cost to produce? In that case, maybe all designer jeans should be sold for $23 instead of $200+.
Besides, with the majority of titles being under $9.99 (in many cases free), the kindle pays for itself in the long run.
All I know is that I enjoy my kindle and enjoy reading on it. I can now carry around my whole library with me in my laptop case. I now don't have to worry about my lack of room at home to store books. I can look up the definition of a difficult word within 2 seconds. I can purchase a new title wherever I may be... On the train, in the park, on the beach. Majority of bestsellers and new releases are no more than $9.99. Free 3G wireless data really knocks this one out the the ballpark. I am also doing my part on saving paper resources.