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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Depends on the individual. Most of my friends are not tech oriented and turn to the few of us who are whenever they need help.
It's a rare occasion for me when I have to open a browser on my iPod touch to search out a website.
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Wow, I find it really hard to believe that smartphone/ipod touch users would not either not use their web browser nor know how to use their web browser. I came into the world of the Internet through computers: but I guess if your first computing device is a smartphone or ipod touch, then you connect to the Internet through apps and bypass the whole web browser approach.
I pooh poohed the idea that removing the store links would be much of a problem for the average ebook consumer, and would be a boost for iBooks, but maybe I'm wrong about this.
Still, I think that ebook consumers will catch up quick- because the booksellers will WANT them to catch on quick. Amazon has already emailed me this:
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We'd like to update you on a change to the Kindle application that affects the way that you access the Kindle Store. In order to comply with recent policy changes by Apple, we've removed the "Kindle Store" link from within the app that opened Safari and took you to the Kindle Store.
You can still shop on iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch--just open the Safari web browser and go to Amazon.com. (For quick access, we recommend creating a bookmark in your web browser.) Your Kindle books will be delivered to your Kindle application and automatically downloaded when you open the app. Thanks for being a Kindle customer.
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Also, too, Amazon is already listed in Safari's Bookmarks folder, so the transition really couldn't be much easier.