The Apple – Amazon War

Yes, it's about to get nasty. Apple with the iPad and Amazon with the Kindle. Sure the iPad does more, but is it necessary and does the public crave what the iPad offers. Time will tell, but the real story is the content war.

Last Christmas (2009), Amazon e-book sales overtook print for the first time ever. That's right, Amazon sold more e-books than printed books and much of those sales took place on Christmas day.

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iPad Rip-off?

Wow, talk about hype. I decided to let things calm down a bit before commenting on the new Apple iPad.

Now I must admit, I am for any computer equipment that enhances reading. That's why I own a Sony eReader (but it could just as well have been a Kindle, or any of the other e-readers). So I was waiting with great expectations for the new Apple iPad.

It's neat, but a ground-breaker? I think not. There are all kinds of uses for a tablet, e-reader or whatever they are being called, but for the moment I am going to stick with the general design.

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eReaders are the future!!!!!!

Why are e-readers so important? Because they are the future!

I can't imagine why students in the future, near future, would want to carry a huge backpack around, filled with text books when they can carry an e-reader and hundreds of text books and other books of interest. 500 pounds versus 1 or 2 pounds. No contest.

But that's just one use. I recently bought an e-reader. I was seriously considering a netbook computer, but I just couldn't get my mind around it. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't make the decision. That's not my normal style. Find it and buy it. I'm a gadget freak.

Anyway, I bought a Sony PRS 300 e-Reader (more on the Sony in a separate post) because something inside said this is better than a Netbook, at least for me.

In one day, I realized this is the future!

The e-Reader gives reading all kinds of "stuff" a new meaning. From newspapers to "How-to" books. From fiction to autobiographies and I've just scratched the surface. Wow, I discovered a whole new way of reading, and the advantages of eReaders are bountiful.

Sure, they help keep a greener earth because the books are digital not paper based, and eReaders store hundreds, even thousands of books, mauals, newspapers and white papers (think of the space saved), but they, the eReaders, are very (VERY) cost effective.

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