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Old 05-27-2010, 10:26 AM   #59
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post

And yes, I give it less than 20 years. I'd give it less than 10 if the overall publishing industry wasn't still stubbornly dragging its heels over the whole matter.
I don't think it will be the publishers that drive the move to ebooks. Like with music, it will be piracy that drives the demand for dedicated ebook readers, and demand for legitimate ebooks won't really take off until that happens.
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