Comments on: Amazon shopping app for Android could hurt p-bookstores: E-reading app next? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-shopping-app-for-android-could-hurt-p-bookstores-e-read-app-next/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-shopping-app-for-android-could-hurt-p-bookstores-e-read-app-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1116329 Steve Jordan Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:29:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/04/amazon-shopping-app-for-android-could-hurt-p-bookstores-e-read-app-next/#comment-1116329 "Progress sucks," huh? Not necessarily. Sure, it might be easier to find things cheaper online... but when you're standing right in front of it, that impact is severely lessened. Also, this system allows for other apps that may not automatically go to Amazon, but will provide info about any product from other sources, letting you know whether you want to buy it in the first place. I'd rather have info about a product's quality or reliability, or a full listing of its features, than info about what other stores have it cheaper (not that that's not important, but I respond to quality before price). Amazon may be first to market, but they don't have to be the only ones in the game. “Progress sucks,” huh? Not necessarily. Sure, it might be easier to find things cheaper online… but when you’re standing right in front of it, that impact is severely lessened.

Also, this system allows for other apps that may not automatically go to Amazon, but will provide info about any product from other sources, letting you know whether you want to buy it in the first place. I’d rather have info about a product’s quality or reliability, or a full listing of its features, than info about what other stores have it cheaper (not that that’s not important, but I respond to quality before price).

Amazon may be first to market, but they don’t have to be the only ones in the game.

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