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Originally Posted by Ankh
Hell, most of us have TV sets priced higher than iPad, yet you will never hear the argument that $700 widescreen TV set is a luxury. Why, for crying out loud, is $140 Kindle a fashionable item and not a lowly appliance?
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I totally agree. It make me wonder if a "Netflix-like" approach to publishing would work? Call it "NetBoox"
Ie, $20 / month for "all you can read", where you can check out (say) 4 DRM'ed books at a time, with an option to purchase "permanent" copies of books you especially like.
No, I don't think it would kill ebook piracy, but -- I wonder if it would hit that "sweet spot" of low cost / ease of use / variety that would make piracy too much of a hassle for most people?
Craig