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The ebook market seems to be very much like the music market was prior to iTunes. There were quite a few mp3 players, I have several sitting in a box in my closet. Then Apple came out with a product that might, nor might not be technically superior, but what it did do is provide a comprehensive solution for the consumer and in a short time, it dominated the market. Prior to iTunes, the electronic music market was very much a niche market. Now iTunes is number three in total sales for music. The technology is there to make eBooks popular, what is missing is content.
Someone else mentions iPods and phones as book readers. I rather doubt that will be the case. If they eventually standardize on a format for ebooks, then I think we will see a huge jump in sales of ebook readers. There is a huge potential market. Look at the short time it took for people to gravitate to mp3 players, especially once online music became easily available. My prediction is that we will see a jump on e-books like we saw in e-music within the next five years. The only question is what will the common format be.
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