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Neither industry is likely to be saved by tablets - or e-readers (software or hardware). Both industries need to make some major changes in their operations and their output... a paradigm shift.
Consumers simply do not have time to "find" something of interest within either medium. (Hence the explosion of social networking websites.) Once found, we don't have the time to file it logically, nor the space to retain it. Even if we did, we still need to be able to re-locate it immediately in order to put this specific material to good and appropriate use in a timely fashion. Neither medium allows this in their current form. And this is exactly where a computer excels.
Another, somewhat related issue, is the need for true "micro-payments". A means of paying ridiculously small amounts of money for ridiculously small products. It should be possible to spend a few cents to purchase an article. Not $1.99 or some other inflated amount based on what some focus group thinks is a "fair value". Or what the VIPs need in bonuses this year. Or what the stock holders want as dividends.
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