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kuliand · 05-07-2009, 03:29 AM

Apple has strong education connections so with amazon targeting this market with it's kindle do you think Apple will enter the ebook market? it would also give itunes another product to sell and would strengthen itunes against amazon in the digital age and add to itunes U.

They could also do bundles with a macbook with the ebook reader maybe even using the ibook name for it so students who buy a new mac for for uni/college would also get the apple ebook reader at the same time. Also chance to sell them in deals directly to the education sector when they buy macs.

It might not be the success that the iphone and ipod have been but it would sell atleast 1 million units in it's first year just down to the apple logo alone and they have shown with the apple tv that they don't mind the odd product selling in low numbers.

Edit: plus apple might realize there is a huge world out there not just the US.

05-07-2009, 03:29 AM	#1
kuliand Connoisseur Posts: 53 Karma: 138 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: sony prs505	Any chance of apple entering the ebook market? Apple has strong education connections so with amazon targeting this market with it's kindle do you think Apple will enter the ebook market? it would also give itunes another product to sell and would strengthen itunes against amazon in the digital age and add to itunes U. They could also do bundles with a macbook with the ebook reader maybe even using the ibook name for it so students who buy a new mac for for uni/college would also get the apple ebook reader at the same time. Also chance to sell them in deals directly to the education sector when they buy macs. It might not be the success that the iphone and ipod have been but it would sell atleast 1 million units in it's first year just down to the apple logo alone and they have shown with the apple tv that they don't mind the odd product selling in low numbers. Edit: plus apple might realize there is a huge world out there not just the US.