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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
I don't see why it's so important to have all the functionality in one program. Is it really that hard to use a browser to download books and whatever device dependent software you have to transfer the book to the reader? Compared with the amount of trouble that you have to take to buy a paper book, that is less than nothing.
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It may not be important for us, but it's vital if eBooks are to become "mass market" like, say, the iPod is. The beauty of the iPod compared with earlier MP3 players (of which there were lots) was the simplicity and transparency of the "iTunes" software. Just buy tunes from the store (or rip them from a CD), plug in your iPod, and your new music is automatically transferred to it. No complicated "computer stuff" involved.