Amazon Kindle Vs. Sony Reader
“Is company X disruptive?” Whenever we’re asked this question–and we’re asked it often–we run through a simple mental checklist that looks at the target customer, the solution, the business model and the competitive landscape. In this issue, we use our “Disrupt-O-Meter” to analyze Amazon’s new e-book offering, Kindle.
In November, Amazon.com (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) launched Kindle into an e-book reader market that already had a front-runner, the Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ) Reader Digital Book. Both devices use the same E Ink technology, but their business models differ radically. Read more …
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