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There have been comparisons, spurious or not, regarding the SONY Reader & the Kindle to the Apple iPod. I remember reading online somewhere to supposition that Apple created iTunes as a "loss leader" to sell their hardware. If this is true, how did Apple position itself so that it could tell content providers (i.e. record labels) "we're going to sell your songs, cheap."
Wonder if this was a Corleone non-refusal type offer, or was there a great deal of negociation?
More on topic, what can SONY & Amazon do to follow the example of strong hardware demand created by a plethora of content?
Steve, I think that the new generation of readers must function like a killer app for digital texts. I think that every step toward higher resolution, contrast, and colour aids in that goal.
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