Re:Bezos, are you listening?
by blurry on Friday July 10, 2009 @03:51PM
(#698254)
The ratio of books on my wish list to books available for Kindle is about 10:1. If this is typical, perhaps Bezos simply doesn't want to offer a feature that could only serve to get people frustrated.
Re:Bezos, are you listening?
by moe on Friday July 10, 2009 @06:44PM
(#698548)
Agree'd. The percentage of books available in digital form is still frustratingly low. Being reminded of that every time you go out to buy one (and have to settle for the 4th or 5th choice as usual) is bad enough.
Re:Bezos, are you listening?
by mace on Friday July 10, 2009 @05:05PM
(#698384)
A subscription model similar to NetFlix is the most logical way to sell books on the Kindle since books are consumed in a similar way to movies.
I suspect Amazon would get a lot of pushback from publishers, worrying that Kindle book sales would hurt their existing retail sales and damage their relationship retailers.
I suspect Amazon would get a lot of pushback from publishers, worrying that Kindle book sales would hurt their existing retail sales and damage their relationship retailers.