I agree with Shatzkin’s take: the iPad isn’t going to put the Kindle out of business — it’s simply too big and heavy to serve as a dedicated e-reader. However, I noticed a huge spike in my Kindle edition sales when the “Kindle for iPhone” software was released, and I expect that the iPad will push things further along.
The capsule summary is “not as good for straight text ereading as a Kindle; fabulous for visual stuff like movies and pictures and games (which I don’t play) but limited there by not supporting Flash.”
Looking at the iPad from an ebook reader’s perspective – Shatzkin Files
I agree with Shatzkin’s take: the iPad isn’t going to put the Kindle out of business — it’s simply too big and heavy to serve as a dedicated e-reader. However, I noticed a huge spike in my Kindle edition sales when the “Kindle for iPhone” software was released, and I expect that the iPad will push things further along.
The capsule summary is “not as good for straight text ereading as a Kindle; fabulous for visual stuff like movies and pictures and games (which I don’t play) but limited there by not supporting Flash.”
via Looking at the iPad from an ebook reader’s perspective – The Shatzkin Files.
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