Thread: E Ink forecasts loss as ebook device demand falls
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Old 04-04-2014, 06:12 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by robko View Post
...Since e-readers will be able to consume the new content there will be some migration to new devices (tablet/phone) BUT there will still be a viable MAINSTREAM niche market for e-ink because there will continue to be NEW content available so mainstream users wont' be "forced" to a new type of device to consume...
That recent kerfuffle over ADE 3 shows that this isn't necessarily so. Most of the e-ink devices today wouldn't be able to read that content. If publishers insist on that being the only format for sale at some point in the future, then people with those devices are going to have to get new devices if they want to buy new ebooks.

The specs for vinyl records and CDs are fixed. Ebook DRM specs aren't.
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