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Digg for Ebooks
I agree with the above sentiments...
The biggest issue with ebooks is the difficulty in replicating the serendipity of just stumbling across a new book while browsing in a brick and mortar store...and yet the Internet, via sites like Digg and Reddit, show that people LOVE this kind of "grazing"
The power in the ebook market is going to come from the first site or two that can create a "Digg for Ebooks": Combine the community of LibraryThing.com and similiar sites, thoughtful discussion a la MobileRead.com, and add in the "what's new and cool" "news" functions of the social news sites like Digg and Reddit, all integrated with easy shopping.
That is the "killer app" for publishing's future, IMO. Help me find great books, great bargains, discuss with others great reads from the past, and let me get up to speed on what's new and exciting...
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