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Old 01-28-2010, 12:03 AM   #48
Daithi
Publishers are evil!
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Originally Posted by eGeezer View Post
If it glows, it blows.
That is a great line.

I don't want a backlit screen, but given a choice between a $489 Kindle DX and a $499 iPad, I think most people will choose the iPad. I still think eInk is better as an eReader, but I also think most people, especially those that haven't used an eInk device, will figure that the iPad is good enough as an eReader, and it offers features not available on a Kindle. Plus, it's shiny, cool, and from Apple. Hopefully the Kindle Mirasol will be out by the end of the year.

One thing I did like was the fact that the iPad will use ePub, and I hope this puts some pressure on Amazon to start supporting ePub (is a dropcap too much to ask for?).

However, I'm also afraid that the introduction of the iPad will cause ebook prices to rise. Amazon is selling books at $9.99 but Apple is going to sell them at typically $12.99 and $14.99. My fear is that the publishers will withhold their ebooks from Amazon unless Amazon agrees to Apple's pricing structure.
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