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Originally Posted by captcrouton
Apple isn't there. Remember, Jobs said that people don't read anymore. The i-pad is promoted as a big i-touch because that's what it is. I get it. I played the bouncing cow games on my friend's latest i-incarnation. Now we can have bigger, probably brighter cows.
But I know the innovators are out there who really believe in the power of books. Someone's got the vision. And these toys just keep getting better.
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It doesn't matter if Apple isn't behind books.
They put out a piece of hardware that opens a lot of doors for interactive books etc.
Tablets are a necessity for such books. E-ink devices can't do them, even color screen readers like the Jetbook would lack the processing power to do them. Laptops and desktops can't mimic a book very well due to the form factor.
The iPad is a perfect platform for such new interactive books, magazines comics etc. Tablets are needed for this, and Apple, with their marketing appeal etc. has the best chance of any company of making media tablets a mainstream success and leading to innovations in the way we read.
Jobs may not give a crap about reading, but the device his company put out has the best chance to change the way people read of anything released to date. Both in itself, and paving the way for other tablets that come after.