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Originally Posted by Katsunami
1. E Ink Diversifies away from e-Readers : Confirmed
2. Barnes and Noble Suspends e-Reader Development: Probably confirmed
3. Reading on Tablets will decline in 2014 (more reading on phone): ?
4. eBooks will Decline in 2014 (resurgence of paper books): ?
5. Sony Abandons Consumer e-Readers: Confirmed (for USA)
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1. Of course. They have always had other interests, and want to expand. It occurred to me just the other day that (plastic substrate) E-Ink displays would be splendid for train/bus seat reservations.
2. Could be. B&N seem to be in deep trouble, as I expect other paper book retailers to be in 2014 and 2015.
3. I suspect that more people will read on tablets,just because there will be more tablets around. But this is an uninteresting prediction from the point of view of the total ebook market.
4. ROFL! The rate of increase is certainly decreasing. that's only to be expects when ebooks are taking (in the US) 25-50% of the market. But I would be astounded if the ebook share of the market went down.
5. Could be. Sony have got themselves into trouble, it seems, and ereaders might be a division that gets the chop. Another uninteresting prediction from the point of view of the total ebook market.