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Old 10-12-2010, 09:13 AM   #12
JimKal
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Location: Jamestown, NC
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Originally Posted by MsAstoria View Post
Even though iBooks store is limited, I am thrilled to be able to download all my book selections from Amazon through the Amazon app in my iPad. I have numerous "free" books in epub format too, so at least for me, there has been a personal explosion of books to read since getting this unit. I think the iPad, the Kindle, and other e-book readers will definitely help sagging book sales and get folks reading again! It's all good!
I'm in agreement with MsAstoria. While I'm not sure any one e-reading device changes the market, the sum of all the e-readers available is making a difference. Recently, Amazon announced that they are selling more e=books that hard backs. That signals a market change that I think will continue. I've found that I am experiencing new authors, getting collections of some favorite authors that I read in my youth, and getting some low cost or free books that were not available at the bookstore.

The point is not to argue over which is the best e-reading device. When you find one you like, that is the best device (for you). The market is changing and all the devices are contributing to that change.
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