Comments on: Battling Kobo, Amazon launches Kindle e-readers and store in Canada

By: Steven Hurdle

Steven Hurdle — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:16:54 +0000

“In every country where we’ve launched the Kindle e-reading ecosystem, it’s very quickly become the best-selling device in that country, and we’re cautiously optimistic that that same thing will happen in Canada.”

That ship sailed a long time ago. While Kindle is more competitive on e-book sales, Kobo’s device sales now dwarf Kindle sales in Canada, according to Ipsos-Reid market research.

http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5596

“The study also reveals that as eReaders grow in popularity, the brand landscape is showing a runaway brand winner: the Kobo. Twelve months earlier, the Sony eReader, the Kobo, and Amazon’s Kindle were virtually tied for market penetration at 28%, 27% and 25% respectively. The January 2012 wave of the Mobil-ology Study shows the Kobo far out in front with 46% penetration and the Kindle slipping one point to 24%.”

By: Jenny Jones

Jenny Jones — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:15:59 +0000

I have a Kindle Fire HD and I love it! It was easy to understand and the interface is perfect. Here’s the one I have on Amazon http://amzn.to/UwSPdH. If you’re looking for a tablet you should check it out, I think it’s very underrated.

By: Albin

Albin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:13:27 +0000

Worth the writer’s while to check the kindle discussion groups, where disgruntled Canadian Kindle users are kicking back about the new higher pricing for ebooks, disqualification from daily deal offers, and other inconveniences associated with whatever it is Amazon is doing with its Canadian operations.