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Old 01-31-2010, 06:29 PM   #40
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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon View Post
That we don't know yet if it's going to allow the App Store reader/store apps. If it does, then it's not much different from them, it just has one more app (iBooks) as well, or if it dosn't allow them and is hence a different animal.
Huh?

We already know, it will have a dedicated book store. We already know Apple has contracts with various publishers.

If the iPad doesn't allow book apps other than iBook, then it will be a proprietory reader no different than Amazon's or B&N's devices.

If it does allow other book apps, then it will be a reader with a broader range of sources.

But either way, it's a reader.

If there are sections for stuff like Ectaco jetBook and Fictionwise eBookwise, it'd be strange not to have a section for a reader which will in all likelihood be considerably more popular than both of these put together.
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