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Originally Posted by BooksForABuck
I think the iPhone has generated so much interest in eBooks for two reasons...
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Accepted... I guess my point is, it's clearly generating that interest in people who are
already reading e-books on PDAs/smartphones.
How much interest is it generating for e-books among non-e-book readers? How many iPhone buyers who are not already e-book readers are opening it up and saying, "Hey... y'know, this would be great for reading books! Are there any out there for me to get?" How many tech sites are saying about the iPhone, "And by the way, people, this thing is great for reading e-books... you should check it out!"
At this point, e-book reading on the iPhone is not considered a selling point by retailers and recommenders, and it's not considered a decision point by consumers. Much like the calculators and note pads that come on every cellphone now (check yours), it remains to be seen whether anyone will actually want to use that function, or if it will be forgotten among the accessory apps.