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e-books will succeed

May 3rd, 2007  |  Published in books, publishing, reading  |  2 Comments

Web Worker Daily is the voice of reason:

Why will e-book readers succeed? Not because e-books are good replacements for paper books — but because they’re good complements to paper books and documents, especially for work-related reading rather than pure pleasure.

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  1. XplanaZine says:

    September 17th, 2007at 2:42 pm(#)

    . Much effort has gone into comparing e-publishing to traditional book publishing, conveniently summarized in Wikipedia’s entry on e-books. An Internet search for “Will e-books succeed?” brings up numerous articles and evenblogs dedicated to the concept. Avid e-book readers defend their e-practice in commentaries to rants. Whether individuals express preference or aversion toward e-books, there are numerous reasons related to lifestyle preferences, as well as personal views on technologies, learning

  2. Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Open Thread: What Calendar Do You Use? « says:

    May 3rd, 2007at 1:58 pm(#)

    [...] P… Lee on Open Thread: What Calendar Do You Use?Google calendar and Calgoo :-) … fade theory » e-books will succeed on Why E-Books Will Succeed[...] Worker Daily is the voice of reason: Why will e-book readers [...]

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