Amazon Kindle to lose 55% marketshare to Apple iPad and Google tablet?

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Section: Audio , Portable Audio , Video , Portable Video , Gadgets / Other , ebooks Amazon cannot hold onto the e-book market with the entry of Apple with the ultra-hyped iPad and the specter of a Google tablet, according to Credit Suisse analyst Spencer Wang.


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