Comments on: Kindle sold on eBay for just $275—plus more U.K. rumors about the K-machine http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/kindle-sold-on-ebay-for-just-275-plus-resurrection-of-uk-rumors-about-the-k-machine/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:02:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ficbot http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/kindle-sold-on-ebay-for-just-275-plus-resurrection-of-uk-rumors-about-the-k-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-822040 ficbot Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:11:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/07/kindle-sold-on-ebay-for-just-275-plus-resurrection-of-uk-rumors-about-the-k-machine/#comment-822040 Why is there "fear" from the publishers? If people want books in Kindle format, sell them. Get with the program, you know? I feel no pity. Countless industries have evolved over time. We no longer pay people to be the village water-carrier, for example. And all those hand-crack washing machine manufacturers had to change their format when washing machines came out :) The Kindle is GOOD news (once they go international and hit critical mass) because they mean that people still want to read. All the publishers have to do is sell them Kindle books instead of paper ones and they'll be fine. Why is there “fear” from the publishers? If people want books in Kindle format, sell them. Get with the program, you know? I feel no pity. Countless industries have evolved over time. We no longer pay people to be the village water-carrier, for example. And all those hand-crack washing machine manufacturers had to change their format when washing machines came out :) The Kindle is GOOD news (once they go international and hit critical mass) because they mean that people still want to read. All the publishers have to do is sell them Kindle books instead of paper ones and they’ll be fine.

]]> By: Aaron J. Walker http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/kindle-sold-on-ebay-for-just-275-plus-resurrection-of-uk-rumors-about-the-k-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-821760 Aaron J. Walker Sun, 08 Jun 2008 06:25:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/07/kindle-sold-on-ebay-for-just-275-plus-resurrection-of-uk-rumors-about-the-k-machine/#comment-821760 I am not surprised at all. I've said it before, no company would want to leave money on the table if they could help it. The Kindle is selling here in the States, at least enough for it to stay in the news and garner more and more attention. Once they solve what ever is the hold up for sales outside the US, the Kindle will be world wide. Sony would be wise to get the Reader out in the UK sooner rather than later. I am not surprised at all.

I’ve said it before, no company would want to leave money on the table if they could help it.

The Kindle is selling here in the States, at least enough for it to stay in the news and garner more and more attention.

Once they solve what ever is the hold up for sales outside the US, the Kindle will be world wide.

Sony would be wise to get the Reader out in the UK sooner rather than later.

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