Comments on: More Apple Rumors… http://www.bestebookreaders.com/more-apple-rumors/ Everything Ebooks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cameronhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/more-apple-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Cameron Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:53:33 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=543#comment-358 I would love apple to be in pretty much every market. They have brilliant design and are consistently innovative.The problem is for apple to keep this up, they need to only attack markets where they can both innovate and make a good return on investment.I don't think the ebook market provides that.I think they might be able to make an innovative product. Multi-touch based tablet with a strong multimedia ebook store would be pretty sweet. The problem is most of the publishing industry makes almost no money (with the exception of text books and harry potter).With such small margins, complicated licensing, and a small and largely untried market ebooks is just not an area where Apple should be spending much time working on.I would much rather have them work on creating a better AppleTV and maybe a tablet/netbook type device.As far as the ebook market goes, they should just partner with amazon for the time being. They already partner with amazon in the area of audio books (via a deal with audible)After the market grows and Apple has had time to develop an amazing ebook reader (which i contend will have to wait for major advances in screen technology) Then apple should just right in. For now, they have plenty of other things to focus on. I would love apple to be in pretty much every market. They have brilliant design and are consistently innovative.

The problem is for apple to keep this up, they need to only attack markets where they can both innovate and make a good return on investment.

I don’t think the ebook market provides that.

I think they might be able to make an innovative product. Multi-touch based tablet with a strong multimedia ebook store would be pretty sweet. The problem is most of the publishing industry makes almost no money (with the exception of text books and harry potter).

With such small margins, complicated licensing, and a small and largely untried market ebooks is just not an area where Apple should be spending much time working on.

I would much rather have them work on creating a better AppleTV and maybe a tablet/netbook type device.

As far as the ebook market goes, they should just partner with amazon for the time being. They already partner with amazon in the area of audio books (via a deal with audible)

After the market grows and Apple has had time to develop an amazing ebook reader (which i contend will have to wait for major advances in screen technology) Then apple should just right in. For now, they have plenty of other things to focus on.

]]> By: P. Radhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/more-apple-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-357 P. Rad Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:13:00 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=543#comment-357 Here is what I have learned from Steve Jobs. When he says a market is overrated or not worth it, it means they have already started creating a product to dominate that market. I personally want Apple to get in this market. Here is why: they make everyone else better. Competing with Apple either makes your stronger or sinks you. In case of Amazon, I think the competition would be good for them. Here is what I have learned from Steve Jobs. When he says a market is overrated or not worth it, it means they have already started creating a product to dominate that market. I personally want Apple to get in this market. Here is why: they make everyone else better. Competing with Apple either makes your stronger or sinks you. In case of Amazon, I think the competition would be good for them.

]]> By: Cameronhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/more-apple-rumors/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Cameron Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:51:33 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=543#comment-356 Everyone should be afraid of Apple competing with them.With that said i still have serious doubts about Apple getting into the ebook market.Although i am positive they have been working on something that is like an ebook reader. I just don't see enough money in it for apple to really compete with Amazon on this.The only area where i think apple might be able to make a play would be a tablet style device tailored towards students with ties to the text book market.The text book market is one of the only areas of publishing that makes real money and students love apple products. Since we are talking students here i think apple could make a device that would still carry a decent margin since parents or financial aid checks would be paying for it. Everyone should be afraid of Apple competing with them.

With that said i still have serious doubts about Apple getting into the ebook market.

Although i am positive they have been working on something that is like an ebook reader. I just don’t see enough money in it for apple to really compete with Amazon on this.

The only area where i think apple might be able to make a play would be a tablet style device tailored towards students with ties to the text book market.

The text book market is one of the only areas of publishing that makes real money and students love apple products. Since we are talking students here i think apple could make a device that would still carry a decent margin since parents or financial aid checks would be paying for it.

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