E readers are over already

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E readers are over already
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wissaboo	Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:56 pm Post #1
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	Quote: Report: E-Reader Sales Plunge As Tablets Take Over 12/12/12 11:27 AM ET EST AP NEW YORK -- Sales of dedicated e-reading devices like the black-and-white Kindles are in an "alarmingly precipitous decline" this year after five years of rapid growth, research firm IHS iSuppli says. Full-blown tablets with color screens are behind the decline, the firm says. Amazon.com Inc. now sells tablets under the Kindle brand, and Barnes & Noble Inc. has added tablets to its Nook e-reader line. IHS expects shipments of e-readers to fall from 23.2 million last year to 14.1 million this year. The rapid rise and now rapid decline of e-readers is unusual even for the volatile consumer electronics industry, says IHS analyst Jordan Selburn, but it's indicative of the broader trend of single-purpose devices like e-readers and cameras losing out to general-purpose ones like tablets and smartphones. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/report-ereader-sales-plun_n_2288801.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-business&ir=Canada%20Business I thought they were looking pretty cheap at the store today



Alisium	Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:55 pm Post #2
Womb-Raider Posts: 5,003 Group: maco 5000 post angel Member #1,345 Joined: October 19, 2007	Brief flash in the pan. Kind of like mini-disks around 2000.



wissaboo	Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:10 pm Post #3
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	well, the e books are still with us



VioletCloud	Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:36 pm Post #4
Water Tribe! Posts: 18,370 Group: Admin Member #1,331 Joined: October 14, 2007	the best part about the kindles and what not is the color of the screen.. not as bright an in your face. but with the kindle app being free... might as well just download that to your tablet or smart phone
	All my posts are done from my tablet. I apologize for all strange errors in my posts... as swype hates me.


Alisium	Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:47 pm Post #5
Womb-Raider Posts: 5,003 Group: maco 5000 post angel Member #1,345 Joined: October 19, 2007	I see the value in a tablet, but I still can't warm up to the idea of an ereader. I like my cellulose.



wissaboo	Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:30 am Post #6
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	I love the idea of having tons of books but none of them taking up space in your house I have a small house that seems to be getting smaller



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