why Apple won't build an ebook reader

In an interview with John Markoff of the New York Times, Steve Jobs
talks about the Kindle:

``Today he had a wide range of observations on the industry, including
the Amazon Kindle book reader, which he said would go nowhere largely
because Americans have stopped reading.''

``"It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that
people don't read anymore," he said. "Forty percent of the people in
the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is
flawed at the top because people don't read anymore."''

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/the-passion-of-steve-jobs/index.html

Thanks to MacRumors.com for posting this.

Bill




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