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Originally Posted by Harmon
But my point was that people who do not already have an iPhone don't realize that, and are more likely to go for the Kindles because of the (perceived) hassle factor.
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I don't know about that.
I've never had an iPhone or iPod of any kind and I've been using iTunes for a long time for ripping MP3s from CDs, buying MP3s, managing my MP3 library etc.
And I know plenty who do the same. It's the best known/most used MP3 software. So I think plenty of people with out iPhones have used iTunes on their PC.
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Originally Posted by Harmon
I didn't mention the extras because I was addressing the matter from the point of view of people who are buying a reading device. I don't think that the extras will mean all that much to people who are mainly looking to read, particularly when cost is taken into account.
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Agreed, but 3G doesn't really matter much to such people as it's not a big deal to buy books on the PC and drag them over to the reader which is hooked up via USB.
Plus Apple is looking to go mainstream, and not cater to the avid readers who read enough to even think about buying a reading device.
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Originally Posted by scottjl
I doubt anyone is going to buy an iPad to use only as an eReader and nothing else.
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Agreed. I think the avid readers will be more drawn to the e-ink devices. People will buy an iPad mainly for other functions, but still do some reading on it. But the majority probably won't be buying it to use soley as a reading device.