Thread: Why Ereader Companies Shouldn't be Worried
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:47 PM   #90
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The primary argument against it would be that the Pad will most likely allow the owner to avoid file format & DRM problems because the various apps will allow him or her to get an ebook from any provider.
We'll see. It would be a plus if Apple, in a most un-Apple-like move, allowed this, I agree. You can already avoid these problems, of course, but it's probably slightly easier for the less-technically-inclined to find the relevant app via the app store than to find calibre and disinfection tools.

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But the cost factor, compared to the smaller ereaders, will still be in play.
Also form factor, for me at least. 10" (for my taste) is 'portable', in the sense that a laptop is portable - it's something I carry around and hold in both hands. 6" is right at the large end of 'mobile' - something I can stick in a pocket or bag and use one-handed. I routinely read my on my Kindle on the bus to work, I can't really imagine doing the same thing with a 10" tablet.

In a reading analogy, one's a paperback, one's a hardcover. I can read both, but one's much more likely to travel with me anywhere I go and be read when I have a moment to spare.
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