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Originally Posted by Harmon
And not a Kindle Killer. That's the thread topic, & the more I think on it, the more I see the Kindle and this hypothetical iTablet co-existing, not really competing.
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Agreed. The thread title was dumb, but the discussion has long since conceded that point and moved on to talking about what impact such a device can have on expanding the ebook market etc.
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Originally Posted by taosaur
Yeah, if anything it would enlarge the market for dedicated readers.
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Possibly. But it's main benefit will just be getting more people into e-books, which is good for us e-reader fans as well as it gives publishes more incentive to put out more e-books, put more care into formatting etc. etc. as the market for them expands.
I don't see it spurring dedicated reader sales greatly, as for most people who don't read all that much an LCD tablet screen would be fine to read on. But there will no doubt be a few who start reading a lot and eventually want something easier on the eyes with longer battery life etc. But I wouldn't expect any real noticeable uptick in sales or anything.