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Originally Posted by cfrizz
True.
Also true.
It really all comes down to ease of use and availability. This is why Amazon & Apple are so successful. So long as these companies keep producing easy to use devices, and books for said devices, they will continue to succeed.
If I find a product that works, I generally stick with it for years. When it is time to get a new one, the first place I head is for the maker of the device I already have to see what they offer. Why should I change, if it has served me so well for years, which means one of their new devices will more than likely do the same.
Case in point, I had an Iomega Zip Drive for years. When I started purchasing ebooks I quickly realized that my 100mb zip disks were not going to cut it. So I looked at what Iomega was offering in external HD & purchased the 1TB Iomega Prestige. Why? Because the Zip drive served me for well over 10+ years, and is now serving my friend. The company/devices have proven their worth, and have earned my repeat business.
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I guess that is part of why Apple isn't doing much in the way of eBook sales either. iBooks is difficult to get books into (as a author/publisher, and can be potentially said of as an end user wanting to read as well), and you cannot currently get books out of iBooks. Also iBooks is not usable on anything other than a iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Even if you use a Mac, you cannot read books you bought in iBooks on your iOS device. They are known for having some of the most user friendly devices and programs, yet ignored everything they're known for when making iBooks.