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Originally Posted by Ryvyan
Would be cool if one can bring in their e-reader to a physical store, browse the physical bookshelf, and using simple magical scanning skills (which would mean camera is needed), purchase the e-book.
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This is MUCH better accomplished through a cell phone app than trying to make the ereader do this trick. I don't see any point (at this stage anyway) of adding cameras and microphones to ereaders. It increases the manufacturing cost, adds a level of complexity to the software on the device, and doesn't enhance the ereading experience. Adding this to a cellphone app, however, is easy and allows for a simple wifi sync to get the book onto the ereader.