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Originally Posted by Sonist
And just to put this "niche" thing in perspective, here is what a quick elctronic (not paper:-) search produced:
"... if you turned back the clock and launched both at the same time, the Kindle would be outselling the iPod by 32 percent."
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/03...ly-ipod-sales/ |
Good. Now lets see if it explodes like the iPod did.
And again, for godsake, niche isn't an insult that needs to be defended. Your precious ereaders aren't going anywhere. There's a lot of money to be made in this niche market and Amazon and others aren't going to every stop. The only thing that may change is we'll probably eventually move from pure reading devices to multifunction devices with e-ink screens down the road since they can sell them not just to avid readers--but also to people wanting an all in one device that they can read on, web surf on, etc. etc.
But I'd be absolutely flabbergasted if pure readers like the Kindle and Sony were every owned by nearly as many people that own mp3 players, so I'm not sure why your so fixated on the comparison. People don't read books at anywhere near the prevalence they listen to music, watch TV, watch movies etc. Culture has changed.