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Originally Posted by Liviu_5
Ultimately nothing to do with reading hardware. Were there a magic wand included with your pc that in 10 minutes takes your print book and makes an html or whatever format you want out of it, you would soon see everyone sporting a Sony Reader, Iliad, Bookeen, Ebookwise or whatever
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Yeah... and if only we could get publishers to open up their archives of print and digital material to that "magic wand"...
I'm personally more a fan of the multi-use device that also does e-books well, but I agree, making the content available is key. One thing to consider is this: A new content player (say, a new and popular comic or book series) could be converted to e-material, making it easier and faster to get digitally, and spur the purchase of readers. The rest of the content field, seeing the success of a particular set of readers and formats, jump onto the bandwagon... and we're off!