Tuesday, March 5, 2002
The Chicken, the Egg, and the Killer App
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 08:25 AM
http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/discuss/msgReader$1102
The classic tale of woe from an emerging market: how do you kick-start it? This article talks about eBooks and the devices they are being "served" on. I'm a little surprised that the people in this article preferred a single function device like the REB to a multi-function device like the iPAQ. I couldn't imagine having a dedicated eBook reader just sitting there for one thing, unless the cost was very low and I could have several of them lying around the house in different rooms. What about you? Here's a quote from the article:
"...The iPaq fared better. Its versatility assuages the concern that money is going into a "gadget" that children will laugh at next year. Unfortunately it has the same display problems, and its small - reading on it feels like you're staring a box of raisins. PDA's are important to eBook industry - millions use them as a convenient eReading tool and millions more are exposed to the benefits of eReading. But they are a "bridge", not a destination. Many that use them for reading do so not because it's their first choice, but because demand for eReading is real, and there are few alternatives." Source: Jerry Justianto
The classic tale of woe from an emerging market: how do you kick-start it? This article talks about eBooks and the devices they are being "served" on. I'm a little surprised that the people in this article preferred a single function device like the REB to a multi-function device like the iPAQ. I couldn't imagine having a dedicated eBook reader just sitting there for one thing, unless the cost was very low and I could have several of them lying around the house in different rooms. What about you? Here's a quote from the article:
"...The iPaq fared better. Its versatility assuages the concern that money is going into a "gadget" that children will laugh at next year. Unfortunately it has the same display problems, and its small - reading on it feels like you're staring a box of raisins. PDA's are important to eBook industry - millions use them as a convenient eReading tool and millions more are exposed to the benefits of eReading. But they are a "bridge", not a destination. Many that use them for reading do so not because it's their first choice, but because demand for eReading is real, and there are few alternatives." Source: Jerry Justianto
