[LINK] The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age

[Craig Sanders]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 10:33:06AM +1100, Michael Skeggs mike at bystander.net wrote:
> The only things that have prevented widespread adoption of ebooks is the
> cost of a reader and support from publishers. When an ebook reader is
> launched that is as easy to use as an iPod, with with models in the range
> under $100, we'll see them become more common.

price is a factor, but DRM and the anti-convenience that brings is a
much bigger cause of the failure of all e-book attempts so far.

craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>