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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
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
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Agreed. That will bring move people to ebooks, but it certainly won't be ubiquitous at that price point, nor do I ever expect pbooks to go away.