The Pandemic and retail
The Kindle
Released in 2007, fourteen years ago, the Kindle has come to change everything. Just like the iPhone did, the same year (although the iPhone was released a few months earlier). Which one has had more impact? Well, it is hard to tell. The iPhone changed the phone industry, and the Kindle, the editorial industry. Yes, the phone industry has more money, so if you go by money, it is the iPhone. But the kindle is hitting one of the most revolutionary inventions in our history, and that is the printing industry. Yes, around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, changing our lives forever. It looked like a rock-solid invention, that will never become obsolete, but then Jeff Bezos came along. So, you decide which one is better.
Your options
As you can see, it is good to have options. Because the only winners are us, the consumers. As they fight and struggle to deliver better service at a better price, we must never be blindly loyal to a company. It is not wise. If you give them enough power, they will take advantage. While, all we can do to defend ourselves, is keep the competition going with our choices.
Which one is better?
Well, this is a tricky question. Walmart, as of today, has a better price, but maybe not as many books available as Kindle. In design and capability, they are both very similar. It is up to you to decide which one is better for you. How much do you read? What do you like to read? Ask yourself these questions so you can make up your mind on this sensitive issue. And if you don’t read at all, we invite you to give it a try with one of these devices. It’s fun, it’s entertaining and reading does a lot of good things for you.
Where to buy the Kindle?
The Kindle is easy to get. You can just go to amazon.com and get it. But you can also get it at GameStop, BestBuy, Staples, Whole Foods Market, and Kohls. So, you do have a variety of options to get it, not just online.
Conclusion
No, Walmart does not sell Kindle devices. And they don’t sell them, because it is in their best interest not to do it. I wouldn’t say it is a survival thing, but it is a competitive thing. Because remember, if you are not going up, you are going down. And, no matter how high you are, you never want to be going down, because down is the way out, in the market competition. Which, at those levels, at stake are not millions, but billions of dollars.
