Comments on: To E Or Not To E: A Beginner’s Guide To iPad Ereading Apps http://www.irishpublishingnews.com/2010/07/23/to-e-or-not-to-e-a-beginners-guide-to-ipad-ereading-apps/ News & Features About Irish Publishing Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mykingdomname http://www.irishpublishingnews.com/2010/07/23/to-e-or-not-to-e-a-beginners-guide-to-ipad-ereading-apps/#comment-195 mykingdomname Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:48:42 +0000 http://irishpublishingnews.com/?p=3410#comment-195 E-readers don't replace print books-They replace only each other. E-readers don’t replace print books-They replace only each other.

]]> By: booksandpeople http://www.irishpublishingnews.com/2010/07/23/to-e-or-not-to-e-a-beginners-guide-to-ipad-ereading-apps/#comment-194 booksandpeople Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:51:24 +0000 http://irishpublishingnews.com/?p=3410#comment-194 Not sure that the thrust of epublishing is all about the writer. Publishers are still a hugely important part of the mix, both as a filter, and sometimes (though more rarely now, admitedly) as a financier. And it's definitely publishers who are best positioned to force change in the distribution market. Without them, all readers, and authors eventually, would likely fall victim to various demands of Amazon. Not sure that the thrust of epublishing is all about the writer. Publishers are still a hugely important part of the mix, both as a filter, and sometimes (though more rarely now, admitedly) as a financier. And it’s definitely publishers who are best positioned to force change in the distribution market. Without them, all readers, and authors eventually, would likely fall victim to various demands of Amazon.

]]> By: desgreene http://www.irishpublishingnews.com/2010/07/23/to-e-or-not-to-e-a-beginners-guide-to-ipad-ereading-apps/#comment-193 desgreene Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:41:00 +0000 http://irishpublishingnews.com/?p=3410#comment-193 'Finally, Publishers need to use the power of their size to force de-linking of books from a specific E-reader and Pricing of E-Books.' The idea of publishers using their power thus, is anathema to the whole thrust of epublishing where the writer is king and retains control of his/her work. The epub format has already delinked the open format ebook from the bondage of being tied to a specific ereader! ‘Finally, Publishers need to use the power of their size to force de-linking of books from a specific E-reader and Pricing of E-Books.’

The idea of publishers using their power thus, is anathema to the whole thrust of epublishing where the writer is king and retains control of his/her work.

The epub format has already delinked the open format ebook from the bondage of being tied to a specific ereader!

]]> By: MyKindomname http://www.irishpublishingnews.com/2010/07/23/to-e-or-not-to-e-a-beginners-guide-to-ipad-ereading-apps/#comment-192 MyKindomname Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:06:20 +0000 http://irishpublishingnews.com/?p=3410#comment-192 nice piece that informs people. I would add that, as far as I know, the best version of the IPad is not available: iPad™ with Wi-Fi + 3G - 64GB. This may have to do with pricing- This IPad is expensive. As with all the E-Readers there are several issues that have to be dealt with before we see a "maturing" of this market. One is the proprietary nature of each E-Reader. Another is formatting. Another is that you do not want to be anywhere near water or any liquid. But, having said that, E-Readers represent the future and what we see now is not that future. Finally, Publishers need to use the power of their size to force de-linking of books from a specific E-reader and Pricing of E-Books. nice piece that informs people. I would add that, as far as I know, the best version of the IPad is not available: iPad™ with Wi-Fi + 3G – 64GB. This may have to do with pricing- This IPad is expensive.
As with all the E-Readers there are several issues that have to be dealt with before we see a “maturing” of this market. One is the proprietary nature of each E-Reader. Another is formatting. Another is that you do not want to be anywhere near water or any liquid. But, having said that, E-Readers represent the future and what we see now is not that future.
Finally, Publishers need to use the power of their size to force de-linking of books from a specific E-reader and Pricing of E-Books.

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