[Daithi]

I'd like to see eReaders that support HTML5 and javascript. I could then develop a book on say, mathematics, and use javascript/HTML5 to provide drills right inside the book. Or maybe a book on counting cards in blackjack that has a game where you get to count cards while playing a game of blackjack. Or maybe a book on backgammon that includes code that would allow you to play against other players in the cloud. Or I could partner up with Ken Burns and port his series on Jazz to the Kindle -- listen to Miles Davis, and watch Billie Holiday sing Strange Fruit, and play/improvise something yourself on a keyboard displayed on the screen. Or I could go way outside the box and design some software that would allow a dentist to view his schedule and view patient records on his Kindle Fire. Or I could create the next Call of Duty, but designed for an eReader. Or a whole host of other options.

I could do many of those things right now. I would just have to do them on a website, and trying to get somebody to pay me for that website isn't easy. This is what makes the Kindle, Nook, and iPad so great. They provide a mechanism to more easily get paid for content, where as the internet has an expectation of everything being free.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the changes I see developing in the eReader market. My biggest disappointment is that Amazon seems to be dropping the ball on javascript (and ePub3).