Thread: Steve Jobs on the "iPod of reading"
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Old 01-29-2008, 08:42 PM   #162
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Originally Posted by Adrian_Werner View Post
Apple is just lashin out on Amazon (and Google) because they want to compete with them, Apple never liked any competition and Amazon is the first real competitor iTunes ever had. Of course it's not like Amazon will overthrow Apple at most Amazon migh make a small dent in iTunes marketshare, but loosing even 10% of market in 3-4 years would be a big deal for Apple). SO I guess there is some bad blood there


People might cite readership numbers, but the fact is that books market is growing nicely. US publishers saw AFAIR $25billion sales in 2006. And sales grew in every segment. Adult, paperbacks, children etc. So even if less people are reading than before, those that do read more than ever.
The market is there to tap into.
In next 10-15 years we'll see book market transformation similiar to the one music market did in last decade and most likely Amazon will be as big in e-publishing as iTunes is now in e-music. Apple has simply overslept and honestly...catching up to Amazion will be as hard as catching up to iTunes is now.

That about says it all...
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