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kjk · 01-10-2010, 01:32 PM

I think it is healthy for the market-it shows there is true interest in the genre. And the inevitable shake out will be healthy as well.

The only concern I have about the "glut" of devices is that some of them that are going with proprietary DRM solutions or rely on their own servers for content are going to go out of business-leaving people stranded with incompatible, non-upgradable landfill.

At least most orphaned MP3 players still can play legal MP3s ripped from CDs...but for now most ereaders are dependent on commercial book sources (unless you are content with public domain stuff only-which I doubt most people are)

01-10-2010, 01:32 PM	#19
kjk . Posts: 3,408 Karma: 5647231 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: never enough	I think it is healthy for the market-it shows there is true interest in the genre. And the inevitable shake out will be healthy as well. The only concern I have about the "glut" of devices is that some of them that are going with proprietary DRM solutions or rely on their own servers for content are going to go out of business-leaving people stranded with incompatible, non-upgradable landfill. At least most orphaned MP3 players still can play legal MP3s ripped from CDs...but for now most ereaders are dependent on commercial book sources (unless you are content with public domain stuff only-which I doubt most people are)