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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Quite likely. However, I don't see which competitors will be able to offer anything. Smaller companies don't have the resources, might not have access to content, and any special features they add might get aped by Amazon / B&N / tablets fairly quickly.
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Well, that is what we're about to see.
The generic rebadgers (ala Cool-er) are in for serious grief, no doubt.
But the more creative ones? They might carve out nice chunks by zigging instead of zagging. By offering distinct features, aiming at specific markets, partnering with retailers, book clubs, etc.
(Going back to calculators for an instant: look to TI for a vendor that has carved themselves a nice stable business, they go back to the calculator wars of the 70's and they still endure. Few others can claim that.)
There is an enormous market just waiting to be grabbed in K-12 etextbook readers. In corporate document readers that can plug into Sharepoint. In readersfor the academic/research community.
ebooks aren't just about NYT potboilers and disposable fiction.
There is gold in them thar hills. But they're going to have to dig for it;no more getting rich by panning rivers.
