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Originally Posted by StanByk
Hi,
found an interesting article on macrumours.
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/11/30/...der-ownership/
Do you think that classical ebook reading devices will ever be able to become main stream devices? With tablets becoming more common and being much more versatile, I am wondering if ebook reader sales have reached a peak and will go downhill from now on?
For me, at the moment the biggest advantages of an ereader are battery life, the screen technology and the weight.
I really like my Sony PRS650 and use it on a daily basis to read fiction, but it is - as most ereaders - completely unsuitable to read biomedical research papers (I work in biomedical research), an area where for example tablets such as the iPad are clearly superior (at least in my opinion).
Whats you opinion?
Robert |
I think the iPad isn't necessarily a threat to Kindle as it's likely iPad users will order via Kindle anyway. Most iPad users buy not for its book app but overall versatility. I'm very interested in how Kindle UK sales will progress - hasn't kicked off here to the extent that it has in the States. As a self-published author, I am keenly watching developments.