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Originally Posted by HarryT
Given, though, that they're going to have to buy their books for the device on-line, perhaps the whole concept of eBook readers wouldn't appeal to such people?
I know that you're right in what you say - my parents don't own a computer and wouldn't dream of buying anything online, even if they did have one. I've offered to buy them one, but they just aren't interested. Most of their friends of their own generation feel similarly.
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I think the hesitiatin for many people is buying something compleatly new online, without having a chance to examine it. Now I know you can usually send it back within a week (in the UK) for a full refund, but its not the same thing.
Those same people are pretty happy ordering other things online, once they get used to it. My father is usually quiet weary of ordering things online, especially higher ticket items especially the first time, but once he knows what he wants, he is more then happy to order them over the net.
So similarly whilea lot of people may not be willing to order a TV onlne, while being more then willing to order DVD's by mail or online, I thinks a lot of people who may be weary of ordering the reader online, would not have that much of a problem ordering and downloading the books off the net.
The main issue that may make people hesitate would be clarity of instructions and ease of setup, which while getting better, is still not that easy. but that's another issue, for another thread.