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20 Reasons Why 2009 Will Be The Year of the Ebook


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From Gutenburg.com

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Heard this back in 1998 too.

1. NEW EBOOK READERS WILL MAKE LAPTOPS AND IPHONES LOOK OLD
2. CRITICAL MASS HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, NOW ITS ABOUT GROWTH (see the Overdrive link below)
3. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE DIGITAL INK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEY WILL LOVE IT
4. IF THERE’S ONE THING EVERYONE WANTS NOW, IT’S COMFORT
5. WHAT YOU WANT, WHEN YOU WANT IT? – NOW THAT’S PRACTICAL
6. DO YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD 1 MOVIE OR 1,000 EBOOKS?
7. THE MONEY PEOPLE: COST OF ENTRY IS STILL LOW, POTENTIAL HIGH
8. A MILLION EBOOKS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: IT’S THE “OTHER INTERNET”
9. THE BOOK IS JUST A FORMAT, NO DIFFERENT THAN A CD, VHS, OR DVD
10. ONE WORD: POWER
11. AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS BENEFIT FINANCIALLY
12. PLAYING AROUND WITH BOOKS IS OK, READING THEM IS BETTER
13. A TRULY GREEN TECHNOLOGY – WITHOUT EVEN TRYING
14. WITH A CHALLENGING ECONOMY, COMPANIES WILL LOOK TO ENTER EBOOK BUSINESS
15. TRY IT ONCE, YOU’RE HOOKED FOR GOOD
16. THE IPHONE, NINTENDO DS WILL INSTANTLY EXPOSE AND PROMOTE EBOOKS
17. RIGHTS FIGHTS: IT’S ALL-GOOD WITH EBOOKS
18. THE HUGE NUMBER OF FREE EBOOKS AVAILABLE
19. A NEW GENERATION OF INDEPENDENT AUTHORS WILL NOW COME FORWARD
20. IT’S THE CONTENT, STUPID


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