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THE eBOOK ADVANTAGE

Apr 4 2008, 11:42 PM EDT

THE eBOOK ADVANTAGE
-Dan Poynter

The launching of the Kindle eBook by Amazon produced a lot of discussion in publishing circles. Some authors and publishers comments on file (book) sharing, cost and readability.

To be fair, most who commented had never read more than one page of text on a screen. And, the question in not about readability anyway.

What is the advantage of bottled water over tap water? Quality? From what we read, tap water is held to higher governmental standards.
No, the advantage is portability. You can carry water in a bottle.

Same with eBooks.
No one is suggesting you read books on your desktop computer.
The eBook advantage is that you can carry many of them in one small device.

With eBooks (and DRM) there are no used copies for sale. The authors and publishers get paid for every one purchased. That solves the used pBook problem.

Then, of course, eBooks are less expensive, are “greener” than pBooks and can be read on your PDA so that you do not have to add to the items you are carrying.

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