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Yes, certainly a larger selection of books, and at reasonable prices, would help. Not too likely to happen any time soon because of publisher intransigence, though. But ...
... Here's a wild idea. If Sony, in partnership with whomever, would support monthly subscription multi-media e-zines that would "play" (text, pictures, and yes, sound) on the PRS. Zines like the now defunct _Saturday Evening Post_ and all the SF magazines that died in the 50's, 60's , 70's, and 80's. Cost per month to subscribe something like 50 cents.
Yes, the market for short fiction is dead, dead, dead, and that's not just in the mainstream. Even in
niche markets like SF, detectives, and pulp. Something like this might help revive it. And, provide more reading for PRS owners. And, provide a living for a few more authors.
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