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Old 07-10-2009, 09:53 AM   #194
gerraldo
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I'm afraid I don't agree with you. I'd say that eBook Readers will never be mass market. Whereas most people listen to music (hence there is a mass market for MP3 players), few people are "serious" readers.
If you think of them just as eBook readers, maybe, but think of bigger screens (like Kindle DX), color and newspaper/magazines/comics... I know lots of people (including my 69 year old father) who'd like to have such a device!

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To my mind, trying to create a "do everything" device would be a mistake. I really don't want or need a device which can surf the web, play music, and make the tea; I just want a dedicated eBook reader, just as my iPod is a dedicated music player.
Yep, as I've already said: I use my CyBook as long as it lasts for eBook reading and I'm happy with it as it's now - don't need no st*nking updates anymore...
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