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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Remember, Cory was referring to dedicated e-book reading hardware. E-book readers can be built into PCs, handhelds, cellphones, etc, and could conceivably become the best way to read books alone. You don't need dedicated hardware just for books.
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Yes, but I heard Cory argue (at Worldcon 2007 in Yokohama I think) that devices with multiple functions will probably not succeed as book readers since most people will be distracted by email or other stuff that they can also do on the device. Personally that is totally true and I see the lack of other functionality on my book reader as a great advantage.