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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom
Do you think this is a death knell for ebooks, except among the small group of hard core converts on MR?
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not at all. personally i think its hard to directly correlate what iTunes did with music and now apple's entry into books. they're alike in some ways, but very different in others.
now this is just my opinion, but i personally don't see a few books getting more expensive as signaling the death knell in any way. i have always seen the biggest thing holding back dedicated (high quality) eReaders, and subsequently eBooks, is the initial cost of entry. over $200 is just way way too much for the mainstream and most are over that.
IMO, what will drive the cost back down is mass adoption. ANYTHING that helps bring about mass adoption and acceptance of eBooks will help this, and that includes lower cost dedicated eReaders as well as the new iPad which i'd bet my house on will be a huge hit.
i just think its a little early to say the sky is falling. give it 6 months or so for things to shake out a bit and then reevaluate.