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pagansoul · 08-22-2008, 08:22 AM

People have a bad habit of mixing apples with oranges when it comes to numbers. What amount is a success, what is failure? At $300 you can't put a reader up there with a computer or a phone or even an expensive itouch. Is a million in a year too much (80k monthly) or too little. I don't think that e-readers are as common as some of you think but they are growing. Not at the rate of people who download music as opposed to those who buy CDs or people who even own PS3, XBox systems ir Wii. One day, everyone who owns a desk-top computer will also have a reader.... but not today.

It wasn't long ago that people didn't see the need for a mp3 player/ipod now everyone has at least one, somewhere. I have 3. Remember when there was only one TV in a home, one car in the driveway, no or one computer in the house. If readers could get themselves into the school system, then overnight you will see them everywhere. They have to get to the kids. They will need Dr. Seuss and color.

08-22-2008, 08:22 AM	#14
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	People have a bad habit of mixing apples with oranges when it comes to numbers. What amount is a success, what is failure? At $300 you can't put a reader up there with a computer or a phone or even an expensive itouch. Is a million in a year too much (80k monthly) or too little. I don't think that e-readers are as common as some of you think but they are growing. Not at the rate of people who download music as opposed to those who buy CDs or people who even own PS3, XBox systems ir Wii. One day, everyone who owns a desk-top computer will also have a reader.... but not today. It wasn't long ago that people didn't see the need for a mp3 player/ipod now everyone has at least one, somewhere. I have 3. Remember when there was only one TV in a home, one car in the driveway, no or one computer in the house. If readers could get themselves into the school system, then overnight you will see them everywhere. They have to get to the kids. They will need Dr. Seuss and color. Last edited by pagansoul; 08-22-2008 at 08:32 AM.