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10/20/2003

E-Books are Dead?

Filed under: — Posted by the Fantasist during the Hour of the Hare which is in the early morning.
The moon is Waning Crescent

Well, I’ve never bought one, but…

According to this article on YahooNews, but from Reuters, e-books are basically dead. Not quite dead, but almost. Seems that they never sold as well as they were hyped and the competing formats damaged their overall reputation. Still, there is still a small market for e-books. I know, for instance, that there’s a market for e-book gaming suppliments, adventures and the like. But, overall, that’s a pretty small slice of the pie, so I can see how publishers would be less than willing to layout the expense.
In any case, it’s an interesting article. Just make sure to read between the lines. E-books aren’t really dead, just way, way ahead of their time.


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