Thanks Jorgen for a link to a post by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes at ZDNet entitled “The iPad will kill ebooks as we know them.”
Rather a gloomy piece, but it makes some good points while ignoring the vast market of readers who just want to read on a device. They’re happy with the eBook’s (book’s) special and unique qualities. The written word gives the reader a personal and intimate vacation from fielding telephone calls, skimming through movies, returning emails and playing music.
There is a market for iPad, but it would be perilous to generalize about the preferences of people who enjoy reading.
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