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The key, for me, will be re-acquiring my existing library
The key, for me, will be re-acquiring my existing library. The genius breakthrough of the iPod (IMNSHO) was that it allowed me to scan-in my entire existing CD collection, and now I have (essentially) my entire music collection with me at all times in my shirt pocket.

For an eBook device to appeal to me, it will have to be able to replace my existing physical library with an equivalent universal eBook. I doubt anyone will re-license my existing library to me at a reasonable price (and much of it probably wouldn't be obtainable anyway), so I suppose it will require a Kurzweil-like "reading machine" to allow folks like me to scan-in the existing books.

At that point, it's a certainty that eBooks will take off, just like music did when iTunes allowed you to "re-purpose" your existing CDs for your iPod.
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You learn from paper not e-books  American Pride | 08/27/04
Nothing like curling up next to the fireplace with a nice laptop?!?!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/27/04
You need more than 72-90 dpi for comfortable reading  Atlant | 08/27/04
Agreed, but some funny thoughts  bthomasmo@... | 08/27/04
LOL... Oh, let me just rip this advertisment out.. ZZZZZZZZZzzt!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/27/04
Depends on the laptop  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/27/04
Have e-books turned a page?  Loverock Davidson | 08/27/04
In praise of Jim Baen  sales@... | 08/27/04
Mod parent up!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/27/04
Sounds good  Melmac_z | 08/27/04
It's all about mobility..  d_jedi | 08/27/04
Option offered  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/27/04
Until  James Dean_z | 08/27/04
Or  bthomasmo@... | 08/27/04
Here's my view of E-books  voska | 08/27/04
Not a replacement for paperbacks, but  sales@... | 08/27/04
I find loading dozens of tech books  voska | 08/27/04
Comparing pages to bytes  gas_z | 08/27/04
You forgot about compression!  Atlant | 08/27/04
Economy  eaydinceren@... | 08/27/04
Even better, Don't need the publisher  voska | 08/27/04
I like the idea.  mathandmetal | 08/27/04
Linux Games  voska | 08/27/04
The key, for me, will be re-acquiring my existing library  Atlant | 08/27/04
Ebooks  Melmac_z | 08/27/04
As long as I BUY them not rent them  CobraA1 | 08/27/04
what we want is privacy  V Sanders | 08/29/04
Librie  samirss | 01/06/06

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