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Originally Posted by oggelbe2007
The idea of reading actual books or technical articles is not a very good revenue stream. You're spenting too much TIME reading and not buying anything. AT&T isn't getting any of your cash from download charges. 
You aren't reading any flashy magazine content from monthly subscription paywalls with ads for still more flashy subscription content.
Or rehashed works with added animation widgets also from subscription portals.
I don't know what the iPad was intended for but it 's not a reader. |
Maybe it's not what it was intended for, but it makes a very good reader. I have owned many ebook readers, rocketbook, reb 1100, 2 sonys, a kindle dx, a hiebook, palms, and iPods and an iPad. My favorites are the dx, iPod touch, the rocketbook and reb, and the iPad. I use both my dx and my iPad all the time for reading these days. If I am outside, it's the dx, inside, it is usually the iPad.
The iPad is a little heavier, but the screen is very nice. I can synch up books between the two if I am using the kindle reader software on the iPad. I can also read in bed with the iPad, without a light on. And it's easy to take a break and check email on the iPad. I suppose I could do that on the dx too, at least on email with a web interface, but viewing websites on the dx really sucks.
Both are nice devices. I suspect that amazon has little to worry about from apple in terms of ebook sales. Seriously, how many people do you know that spend a lot of times buying from the iTunes store actually read books?
But I think this deal about embedding video in books is bogus. When I read I do not want to take time out and watch a video. I have the apple ebook program, and it's prettified and you can watch slick animations of pages turning, but seriously, the amazon iPad software is at least as good.
Whoever can bring rational pricing to the ebook market will corner the market....oh yeah, that is what amazon is trying to do
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