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Originally Posted by djpyle
This is true, but I get the impression that most people like to read in a comfy chair or on the porch or by the pool and don't want to drag around a laptop. I do think ereader prices will play a major role in the rise of ebooks. Once my dad can buy an ereader and an ebook for $28 instead of a hardcover for $30, I think we'll really start to see a boom in digital sales.
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Yes, I agree that price is probably one of the biggest reasons so many have not adopted the technology yet, but we know that will come down like a rocket. I'm plenty old enough to remember a time when calculators were a luxury item that cost hundreds of dollars, and still recall saving up for weeks to buy a "Walkman" (small portable radio with a headset for you young folks).
Sure, there will always be the latest and greatest expensive models for those on the cutting edge, but I have no doubt the future holds ereaders that will be offered free with the purchase of XYZ ebook package, just as we have now with cell phones and data cards. Or maybe the term "book" will come to mean a $5 electronic gadget you can buy in the corner drugstore, that just happens to have a bunch of digital files stored in it that display on its screen...
--Maria