ebook woe
joseph harris <[email protected]>
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[At first I thought a real regional lock-up problem ahead. But it seems
to be only about Apple serfdom.]
Why E-books Will Soon Be Obsolete
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and no, it's not just because of DRM
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-40464
Posted at 8:12AM Tuesday 01 May 2012
E-books will be obsolete within five years. Crippled by territorial
license restrictions, digital rights management, and single-purpose
devices and file formats that are simultaneously immature and already
obsolescent, they are at a hopeless competitive disadvantage compared to
full-fledged websites and even the humble PDF
gyrovague.com (via Teleread)
<http://gyrovague.com/2012/04/30/why-e-books-will-soon-be-obsolete-and-no-its-not-just-because-of-drm/>
Consumers Increasingly Choose Tablets Over E-readers, E-book Sales To Suffer
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As consumers increasingly choose tablet computers over e-readers for e-book reading, the e-book business will be adversely affected
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-40505
Target Takes A Costly Stand Against Amazon And 'Showrooming'
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Target, Unhappy With Being an Amazon Showroom, Will Stop Selling Kindles
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-40510
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