Just another thing occurred to me about the Kindle and eReaders
in general. It’s similar to the digitisation of music. One of the problems
about producing a book, like producing a record , is that there has to be a
minimum initial run produced to make it worthwhile for the printer.
However in this digital age the book or album can sit on a
server without a physical copy having to be produced. While this makes the item
more open to piracy, prudent pricing and marketing could mean we see a lot more
authors published , with a possible physical print run following a successful
digital debut. We’ve already seen this
in the Amazon Kindle charts.
I think digital books are already a resounding success, and
will complement rather than replace their printed counterparts and companions.
My Advent Vega is a more than adequate eReader, so I won’t be getting a Kindle,
but I think they are here to stay.
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