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Originally Posted by Brian
There's a good article covering Sony's upcoming (re)entry into the e-book market at Technology Review entitled Can Sony Make E-Books Succeed?. Wade Roush, the author of the article, is a former webmaster for Rocket E-book maker NuvoMedia. It's worth a read. |
Interesting piece. I especially liked this line: "In my opinion, the technology didn't tank because the devices didn't simulate real books well enough; it tanked because of Yuen's mismanagement and because leading New York book publishers weren't ready to release their content electronically at realistic prices."
I do think Gemstar was ahead of its time though, but just as the acceptance of CDs cleared the way for mass-market acceptance of DVDs, I think the iPod may well have created a consumer environment more receptive to the ebook concent
if it is well executed.
I'm currently reading Phillip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy. I can buy the 2nd and 3rd books in hardcover for $20 each, in trade for $15 each, or in mass market paperback for about $7 each. Or, fictionwise sells them for $3.97. Now *that* is tempting.