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Never say never. Remember, iPods and their ilk can be very expensive. The iPod Touch with 32GB costs more then a Sony Reader PRS-505 (for example). Also, we don't know what people will purchase in the future or what the eBook devices will be like. I think what is holding back eBook devices at the moment is the tower of eBable, DRM, and wildly inaccurate pricing. Once these issues are solved, I think it will pick up big time.
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I disagree here, IMHO one reason why eReader don't take of, is because they are not yet satisfactory working. There is none that can I browse through pages quickly, while having a decent resolution and a passive display. There is none I can scribble upon without having this redicolous writing gap the iLiad has. There is none that is sustainable, so you don't have to fear break easily your screen.
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I have to agree it's a lost cause to compare eBook devices to an iPod. Totally different devices bought for different reasons.
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I agree there! However with different implication. I think industry orienting eReader to be like iPods is actually one of the main stumble stones why they don't succeed. I mean just imagine what if some eReader generation would become quasi-standard for school kids in the western world? Then it sales numbers could easily rocket over iPods.
Also for example that One-Laptop-For-A-Child, I mean I have to respect them for their idealism and so, but I cannot fully understand why they target this device only to use for kids in the so called "3rd world". Aren't our kids good enough to be targeted for a similar device as well? I mean the XO2 could already be something so far different than a classic "Laptop" is..