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Originally Posted by markbot
When ebook devices from Amazon and Sony hit the $99 mark, the hardcover book market will be dead since you can make back the cost of the device within a few months through cheaper ebook versions. Can't wait!
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You're assuming high initial cost is what is blocking ereaders, and that once costs come down, eveyone will shift to ebooks and harcovers will go away.
Frankly, I doubt it. I don't see dedicated readers reaching the $99 price point (at least, not with decent sized eInk displays) any time soon, if ever. And I don't see hardcovers going away. Too many things published n hardcover are not good fits for ebooks, like art books or atlases. And many people (myself included), happen to like the experience of reading as paper book. I have some books where I have both the hardcover
and an ebook version.
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Dennis