Comments on: Apple’s iPad Set to Shake Up Publishing http://missionsunknown.com/2010/02/apples-ipad-set-to-shake-up-publishing/ Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror in San Antonio Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:53:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: uberVU - social comments http://missionsunknown.com/2010/02/apples-ipad-set-to-shake-up-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 uberVU - social comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:55:19 +0000 http://missionsunknown.com/?p=3690#comment-1801 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by paulvaughnmac: Will Apple's #iPad shake up the publishing industry just like the iPod revolutionized music? I think so. http://trim.li/nk/1cIg... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: bwfenlon http://missionsunknown.com/2010/02/apples-ipad-set-to-shake-up-publishing/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 bwfenlon Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:31:58 +0000 http://missionsunknown.com/?p=3690#comment-1795 We have the Kindle, the Nook, Sony's E-reader and now the iPad--plus the previews of all the new great things on the horizon. It has made for an interesting few months watching folks compare products, reading about publishers disputes with Amazon, and trying to figure out just how these e-books are going to fit into the mainstream book market. The debates have been endless, and I finally am finding myself interested in the business side of an industry. The iPad looks pretty awesome, just as the Nook looked so much better than the Kindle three months back, but this is still a new industry. Like you I am reluctant to move away from the physical copy, but as I learn more it seems that this is going to be the way the industry moves. There will always be people who want to hold a book, just as there are still those who have telephone landlines, write checks, and drop off letters at the post office, but eventually most people are going to be swayed by the convenience of the electronic reader. For now I am just going to let the product become fully developed, the kinks work themselves out, and let the publishers and distributors hash out their differences before I make a decision on what to buy. We have the Kindle, the Nook, Sony’s E-reader and now the iPad–plus the previews of all the new great things on the horizon. It has made for an interesting few months watching folks compare products, reading about publishers disputes with Amazon, and trying to figure out just how these e-books are going to fit into the mainstream book market. The debates have been endless, and I finally am finding myself interested in the business side of an industry. The iPad looks pretty awesome, just as the Nook looked so much better than the Kindle three months back, but this is still a new industry. Like you I am reluctant to move away from the physical copy, but as I learn more it seems that this is going to be the way the industry moves. There will always be people who want to hold a book, just as there are still those who have telephone landlines, write checks, and drop off letters at the post office, but eventually most people are going to be swayed by the convenience of the electronic reader. For now I am just going to let the product become fully developed, the kinks work themselves out, and let the publishers and distributors hash out their differences before I make a decision on what to buy.

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