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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Actually, I do have to say that while I disagree with the author's perspective it is important to recognize that e-books readers are still a small percentage of the reading public, and the general public has a lot to learn about both the pros and cons.
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Yes, this.
I'd like more articles that point out that ebooks are complicated--that there are a lot of filetypes, a lot of software issues, a lot of hardware issues, some copyright tangles, and a host of other concerns involved. There isn't going to be any quick-and-simple "Company X Has Fixed The Ebook Problem!!!" solution.
Ebooks are going to change the face of publishing perhaps as much as 4-color printing did. Perhaps more. (Perhaps not, but it'll happen faster, and in more places at once.)
I'd love to see a lot more awareness that ebooks are not some weird, fringe hobby thing that only matter to techno-fanatics. They're not going away, and they're not getting simpler as time goes by and we get more gadgets that can read them.