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Yes many things start out as novelties, and yes many fads fade, but I don't think the ebook reader will be one of them. There were two other novelties that came about roughly 40 yrs apart that didn't fade as most fads do. They are known as the movies and television today. Stage plays are still performed, but now you can see similar entertainment at a distance both in space and time because of those two one time novelties. The newness of ebook readers will no doubt rub off eventually. I know I don't have quite the excitement that I did when I first held one (borrowed through the public library) though I do still find that I'd be unwilling to go back to not having one. They will become part of every day life from here on in I think, just like the movies and television did.
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