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by mikecane 5821 days ago
Well, the thing is there is rumor of a KindlePad of some kind coming, so think of that. Also, did you see the Amazon Kindle news for today? Massive sales. I've never been an Amazon fan but I had to acknowledge what just happened today: http://ipadtest.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/this-settles-it-kin...

And, here's a post from a writer publishing directly through Kindle who is very pleased with the money he's making: http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2010/07/with-change-comes-ange...

I'm not advocating for Amazon. Just giving you some stuff to consider. Good luck.

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Thanks for the information. The sales figure is impressive but it's for a book. I'd expect app sales to be less than a book publisher's because users bought the kindle mainly for the ability to consume content, not apps.
OTOH, people are bound to have their Kindles with them all the time, because they're lighter and less expensive than an iPad, say. And there are times when people just want to kill time, not concentrate on reading. So, if it's a game you have, you might want to consider that. Plus, the rumored KindlePad, which will do more than just read books (I know bringing this up seems to contradict my first point, but still. People have their libraries in K format, so they'd be more likely to also buy that Pad.)