Re: a durable, dedicated reader for under $50

At 9:00 AM -0400 5/24/08, Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
>
>e-books will take off everywhere, on devices of all kinds (cell
>phones, iPods, XO laptops, general-purpose Windows machines, special-
>purpose eBook readers both cheap and expensive) when and only when
>publishers get wise to the fact that they need to change their
>business models.
>

Really?

What exactly needs to change in the business model?

I don't mean to imply that the business model doesn't need to change.

This just seems a very common conception, but its a bit vague what changes need to be made. I think there is a lot to be gained by exploring those changes.

Kent



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