Comments on: Amazon’s all-you-can-eat kids’ Kindle content should scare competitors http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/ The economics of digital content Mon, 20 May 2013 23:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tammy http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/#comment-197911 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:11:43 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221646#comment-197911 Though I didn’t dig too deep, I don’t see any self-published ebooks on the list … which disturbs me a little.

]]> By: Horton http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/#comment-183094 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:09:09 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221646#comment-183094 I just skimmed the available content, and it’s pretty thin. Maybe very good for the 3-5 set, but there are very few mostly-words books for the 6+ readers. Honestly the bulk of the content looks like the throw-away paper backs you find at the doctor’s office. I can see this being a good substitue when you can’t get to the library but otherwise meh.

And at first I thought this was a great idea, we’ve bought a bunch of chapter books for my son on the Kindle. He likes reading and the e-ink resolution is just fine for the sketches that most books have, plus at his young age, adjusting the font size is helpful. But I don’t think this adds much to media-thoughtful and cautious parents like myself.

]]> By: pkadam http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/#comment-182432 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:11:19 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221646#comment-182432 Yes every race to the bottom idea is a great one.

Like the above comment said who is taking the hit.

]]> By: freetvEE.com http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/#comment-182183 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:46:56 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221646#comment-182183 Another great idea from Amazon. Prime has really taken off, along with the kindle fire, so this seems like a great evolution.

]]> By: Daniel Chisholm http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/#comment-182182 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:46:35 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221646#comment-182182 It’s a strategic growth move so probably subsidized by AMZN just like they are doing with the new Fires. It also doesn’t indicate how recent those titles are. If they are older, they could negotiate much better terms.

Thin margins in exchange for growth… the same formula they used for the shopping business back in Web 1.0 if I recall correctly.

]]> By: statspotting http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/05/amazons-all-you-can-eat-kids-kindle-content-should-scare-competitors/#comment-182173 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:31:15 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=221646#comment-182173 How will the economics of this work? Why will content be provided at cheaper net rates overall? Who takes the hit?

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