Comments on: E-Readers: DOA http://www.dracotorre.com/blog/2009/10/e-readers-doa/ Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David G Shrock http://www.dracotorre.com/blog/2009/10/e-readers-doa/comment-page-1/#comment-93 David G Shrock Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:16:31 +0000 http://www.dracotorre.com/blog/?p=302#comment-93 Yes. Hardware like the iPhone and Android have the software advantage. Once multi-function devices (Courier/iTablet?) replace laptops as the norm in portable computing, the dedicated readers will disappear. Or become extremely cheap.<br><br>I agree with your theory. I see e-readers taking news, magazine articles along with much of mass market paperback. Whatever new storytelling experiences emerge will likely continue complimenting traditional books. <br><br>Thanks for the input. Yes. Hardware like the iPhone and Android have the software advantage. Once multi-function devices (Courier/iTablet?) replace laptops as the norm in portable computing, the dedicated readers will disappear. Or become extremely cheap.

I agree with your theory. I see e-readers taking news, magazine articles along with much of mass market paperback. Whatever new storytelling experiences emerge will likely continue complimenting traditional books.

Thanks for the input.

]]> By: trev http://www.dracotorre.com/blog/2009/10/e-readers-doa/comment-page-1/#comment-92 trev Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:25:44 +0000 http://www.dracotorre.com/blog/?p=302#comment-92 Ebooks fascinate me. I think one of the big issues with the concept of dedicated readers is the difference in development speed and cost when compared with software equivalents, like the Stanza reader for iPhone, or Fbook for the Android platform.<br><br>Hardware slows down the product cycle, adds costs, and complicates entering international markets (eg - Kindle needing to negotiate with carriers & regulatory bodies to enter other countries).<br><br>My theory is that the Ebook market, however it is read, will develop a complementary relationship with traditional print. Novels in print at the the beach & cabin, and short stories, essays and articles on E-readers during the commute and at lunch hours. Ebooks fascinate me. I think one of the big issues with the concept of dedicated readers is the difference in development speed and cost when compared with software equivalents, like the Stanza reader for iPhone, or Fbook for the Android platform.

Hardware slows down the product cycle, adds costs, and complicates entering international markets (eg – Kindle needing to negotiate with carriers & regulatory bodies to enter other countries).

My theory is that the Ebook market, however it is read, will develop a complementary relationship with traditional print. Novels in print at the the beach & cabin, and short stories, essays and articles on E-readers during the commute and at lunch hours.

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