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Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by pdubs » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:45 PM UTC

>Kindles and Nooks aren’t really competing against each other so much as both of them are holding on for dear life versus the iPad

...except that Kindles and Nooks aren't trying to compete with the iPad, being completely different types of devices for completely different primary purposes.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by guccimane » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:46 PM UTC

mvid wrote: post #3

guccimane wrote: post #2

iOS and Android have a Kindle app, which means every iPhone, iPad, and Android device can also be a Kindle. This fact is conspicuously missing in the analysis.

They can be, just like a computer can be. Ever tried reading on one of those for >30 minutes? Awful.

OK, I guess we should just completely ignore them because you don't like reading on lit screens. Makes sense.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by so_says » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:46 PM UTC

I can't help but wonder if the prevalence of Kindles in a particular city relates to the number of brick and mortar bookstores in that city. I am imagining that the more "cosmopolitan" cities probably have more physical bookstores.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by brunosan » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:46 PM UTC

mvid wrote: post #3

guccimane wrote: post #2

iOS and Android have a Kindle app, which means every iPhone, iPad, and Android device can also be a Kindle. This fact is conspicuously missing in the analysis.

They can be, just like a computer can be. Ever tried reading on one of those for >30 minutes? Awful.

The last 2 books I've read (the hunger games ones) were all bought and read on my 2 android devices (Galaxy Nexus and SIMless HTC Nexus). Cross-sync is awesome. I read on planes and before sleeping (you can invert the colors to have black background) The worst part is that I have an actual Kindle (albeit old)... somewhere. I don't miss it. At all. I love reading the kindle app on the phone anywhere, even buying the next one on the spot.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by pdubs » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:46 PM UTC

guccimane wrote: post #2

iOS and Android have a Kindle app, which means every iPhone, iPad, and Android device can also be a Kindle. This fact is conspicuously missing in the analysis.

There's also a NOOK app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, and Mac.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by inovica » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:48 PM UTC

mvid wrote: post #3

guccimane wrote: post #2

iOS and Android have a Kindle app, which means every iPhone, iPad, and Android device can also be a Kindle. This fact is conspicuously missing in the analysis.

They can be, just like a computer can be. Ever tried reading on one of those for >30 minutes? Awful.

I have 2 Kindles, an iPhone and an iPad (latest generation) and I use the kindle app on them all. There's no issue with the iPhone and iPad - indeed there are times when I prefer them. The Kindle is also much better (at times) than using the iPad

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by dkarl » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:49 PM UTC

guccimane wrote: post #2

iOS and Android have a Kindle app, which means every iPhone, iPad, and Android device can also be a Kindle. This fact is conspicuously missing in the analysis.

I had a Kindle once. Lost it in a breakup. I still read more books in the Kindle app than dead tree books, and I don't miss not having a Kindle. Thanks to the Kindle app on my iPhone, reading serves as the mortar of my life, filling up all the cracks. I only used my actual Kindle at home for sit-down reading.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by rtrunck » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:51 PM UTC

pdubs wrote: post #11

>Kindles and Nooks aren’t really competing against each other so much as both of them are holding on for dear life versus the iPad ...except that Kindles and Nooks aren't trying to compete with the iPad, being completely different types of devices for completely different primary purposes.

Maybe some Kindles and Nooks, but the Kindle Fire is certainly not a completely different type of device.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by guccimane » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 5:51 PM UTC

pdubs wrote: post #15

guccimane wrote: post #2

iOS and Android have a Kindle app, which means every iPhone, iPad, and Android device can also be a Kindle. This fact is conspicuously missing in the analysis.

There's also a NOOK app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, and Mac.

Ah, I did not know that.

But anyway, just to clarify, I mention that these apps exist because it could completely throw off the numbers as to how many "Kindles" (or "Nooks") there are in a given city. What if SF has tons of people reading Kindle books on their iPads? These devices can't be considered pure competitors to the Kindle (or the Nook), and their numbers are way, way too big to simply disgregard.

Re: The Kindle Index

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Post by RandallBrown » Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 6:03 PM UTC

rtrunck wrote: post #18

pdubs wrote: post #11

>Kindles and Nooks aren’t really competing against each other so much as both of them are holding on for dear life versus the iPad ...except that Kindles and Nooks aren't trying to compete with the iPad, being completely different types of devices for completely different primary purposes.

Maybe some Kindles and Nooks, but the Kindle Fire is certainly not a completely different type of device.

right, but the Kindle Fire competes with the iPad like a Honda competes with a Mercedes. Sure, they "compete" but most likely someone that buys one won't buy the other.