Thread: The future of e-book readers
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Old 09-14-2009, 01:15 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
I agree with all those. Single function gadgets don't have a place in the mainstream with the success of things like the iPhone, netbooks etc.

Something that can be a great eReader and also do internet, e-mail, movies, music, games etc. etc. is what will really take off and expand the market for eBooks.

There may be dedicated readers for a long time, but they will be a small part of the eBook market in the future IMO.
Actually, I would argue that "history" shows that multi-purpose devices don't last.

How many people will be listening to music or reading eBooks on the iPhone (that they own today) in 5 years time? I'm pretty sure a lot fewer than who will be listening to music on their by then 6-8 years old iPod.

The problem with multi-purpose devices is that when one aspect of the functionality fails to deliver to the user's full expectations... the whole device gets replaced... so when the iPhone enthusiast wants a new cellphone, they'll be unavoidably switching music players as well... until they get fed up, and start to use a dedicate (single purpose) music player instead.

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