{"id":5371,"date":"2010-04-12T09:54:45","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T14:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2010-04-12T09:54:45","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T14:54:45","slug":"ipad-might-kill-kindle-but-will-it-force-reading-into-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebookrumors.com\/?p=5371","title":{"rendered":"iPad might kill Kindle, but will it force Reading into extinction?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s<\/a><\/strong> an interesting if somewhat pessimistic article over at TechCrunch<\/a><\/strong> called “NSFW: I Admit It, The iPad Is A Kindle Killer. I Just Wish It Weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Going To Kill Reading Too.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

The author is afraid the iPad’s multifunction features will not just make it a more popular device than Kindle, but will make ‘reading’<\/em> a thing of the past as the reader<\/em> struggles to focus on an eBook with all those exciting bells and whistles waiting to be played with.<\/p>\n

It’s funny. I’ve heard a similar argument for iPad’s success over\u00c2\u00a0the less spectacular eBook readers like Kindle<\/strong>, the nook<\/strong>, Sony Reader<\/strong>, etc.; but it always comes with a reiteration that the iPad’s screen is not as easy on the eyes as its E Ink relatives. Books are not video games, movies or email. There is a huge audience of E Ink readers waiting for an affordable single-function device to read their eBooks on. See Kobo’s $150 eBook Reader <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. That’s coming this summer. Then we’ll see if people are willing to commit a reasonable<\/em> amount of money to a single-function device.<\/p>\n

I’m not convinced that eBooks are just\u00c2\u00a0an accessory for commuters and people on the move. Many of us set aside a\u00c2\u00a0time to read in a place free of distractions. We just need a\u00c2\u00a0device that won’t break the bank, and won’t have to be insured against Uncle Harry sitting on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s an interesting if somewhat pessimistic article over at TechCrunch called “NSFW: I Admit It, The iPad Is A Kindle Killer. I Just Wish It Weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Going To Kill Reading Too.”\u00c2\u00a0 The author is afraid the iPad’s multifunction features will not just make it a more popular device than Kindle, but will make ‘reading’ a … <\/p>\n

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