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dmaul1114 · 05-19-2009, 05:14 PM

I don't think you'd see much of a decline right away in dedicated eBook device sales. They'll always appeal to avid readers who want the e-ink screens etc. Just like the rise of MP3 hasn't killed CDs or CD players etc. You'd just see future growth curtailed.

LCD tablets etc. will sell mainly to people who would never think of buying an eReader as they don't read enough and bought it for other purposes. But some of those people will know that they can get books on it and maybe start buying a few books here and there on them.

The real key will be getting a new type of screen that can do internet, movies, TV, touch screen for stylus writing etc. etc. and be as easy (or close) on the eyes as eInk and has the great battery life. But that's a long ways off probably.

I'd think even most current ebook fans would eventually love to have a multifunction device like that--except for the true book worms whose only hobby is reading of course. I'd love something like that as I spend more time surfing the net, watching movies, watching TV shows, watching sports, playing video games etc. than I do reading. So I'd love a device that was easy on the eyes, had great battery life etc. and could do all that stuff. I'd never leave the house without it--where as now my Kindle mainly stays on the night stand to bed read a bit at night a few times a week.

05-19-2009, 05:14 PM	#19
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	I don't think you'd see much of a decline right away in dedicated eBook device sales. They'll always appeal to avid readers who want the e-ink screens etc. Just like the rise of MP3 hasn't killed CDs or CD players etc. You'd just see future growth curtailed. LCD tablets etc. will sell mainly to people who would never think of buying an eReader as they don't read enough and bought it for other purposes. But some of those people will know that they can get books on it and maybe start buying a few books here and there on them. The real key will be getting a new type of screen that can do internet, movies, TV, touch screen for stylus writing etc. etc. and be as easy (or close) on the eyes as eInk and has the great battery life. But that's a long ways off probably. I'd think even most current ebook fans would eventually love to have a multifunction device like that--except for the true book worms whose only hobby is reading of course. I'd love something like that as I spend more time surfing the net, watching movies, watching TV shows, watching sports, playing video games etc. than I do reading. So I'd love a device that was easy on the eyes, had great battery life etc. and could do all that stuff. I'd never leave the house without it--where as now my Kindle mainly stays on the night stand to bed read a bit at night a few times a week. Last edited by dmaul1114; 05-19-2009 at 05:18 PM.