Amazon Offers Cut of Ebook Sales To Book Stores Selling Kindle

nk497 writes with this excerpt from PC Pro "Amazon plans to give independent booksellers 10% of the takings from ebooks bought on Kindles they sell, the online giant has revealed. The new Amazon Source program aims to encourage independent bookstores and small retailers to sell Kindle readers by offering commission for the first two years of the device's life. As an alternative to the 10% kickback from book sales, retailers opting into the Amazon Source program can choose instead to receive a larger discount up front when buying the devices for resale."

Re:lifespan?

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First one -- two months. Second one -- eight months so far. Learn not to leave it laying on seating areas and it will last longer. ;^)