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iPad, anyone? I know they're not quite for the same purpose, particularly considering the advantages of eInk for a reading-only medium, but not to even mention

iPad, anyone? I know they're not quite for the same purpose, particularly considering the advantages of eInk for a reading-only medium, but not to even mention it seems bizarre.

raimondious 16y ago
This article is a bunch of opinions on a foggy premise. Won what?
- code_duck 16y ago
  Agreed, it seems pretty content free. TechCrunch is not known for in-depth, insightful journalism, I suppose.
edash 16y ago
This article was explaining why Kindle (the software, not the device) has won. Kindle is available for the iPad (and the iPhone, where iBooks isn't yet available) and anyone who already has a large library of Kindle books will be more likely to stick with Kindle than move to iBooks. The device is going to struggle (I think Seth Godin's suggestion to reduce the price to cost is a good one) but the software is where they need to win in order to accomplish what Amazon really wants: a large market share in eBooks.
- ihodes 16y ago
  I've got iBooks on my iPhone right now—it's available.
- dieterrams 16y ago
  But in typical TC linkbait fashion, they were fully aware that referencing "The Kindle" would immediately make people think of Kindle the device. Nobody refers to the software that way.
- showerst 16y ago
  Ah, I'd missed the distinction, thanks.
Splines 16y ago
I find it ironic to say so, but you also have more choice on the iOS devices. Personally, I read using Stanza on my iPhone, because I feel it's a better reading application than the Kindle App. I don't think Amazon is going to drop the Kindle hardware anytime soon, purely because it's the only real way to get consumers locked in on the platform. Any other device has alternative reading applications, and switching is relatively easy. Apple could have, in a sort of passive-aggressive manner, attacked Amazon by making the iBook application capable of plugging into arbitrary e-book marketplaces/readers. This provides consumers choice and convenience, while removing Amazon's control on the platform and leveling the playing field.
- rbanffy 16y ago
  There is a non-zero chance of Apple killing apps like Stanza because they create a confusing user interface by replicating functions already provided by the standard iBooks application. It may be unlikely, but all they have to do is to slow down the approval of them or create additional terms to the developer agreement.

iPad, anyone? I know they're not quite for the same purpose, particularly considering the advantages of eInk for a reading-only medium, but not to even mention it seems bizarre.

raimondious 16y ago

This article is a bunch of opinions on a foggy premise. Won what?

code_duck 16y ago
Agreed, it seems pretty content free. TechCrunch is not known for in-depth, insightful journalism, I suppose.

edash 16y ago

This article was explaining why Kindle (the software, not the device) has won. Kindle is available for the iPad (and the iPhone, where iBooks isn't yet available) and anyone who already has a large library of Kindle books will be more likely to stick with Kindle than move to iBooks. The device is going to struggle (I think Seth Godin's suggestion to reduce the price to cost is a good one) but the software is where they need to win in order to accomplish what Amazon really wants: a large market share in eBooks.

ihodes 16y ago
I've got iBooks on my iPhone right now—it's available.
dieterrams 16y ago
But in typical TC linkbait fashion, they were fully aware that referencing "The Kindle" would immediately make people think of Kindle the device. Nobody refers to the software that way.
showerst 16y ago
Ah, I'd missed the distinction, thanks.

Splines 16y ago

I find it ironic to say so, but you also have more choice on the iOS devices. Personally, I read using Stanza on my iPhone, because I feel it's a better reading application than the Kindle App. I don't think Amazon is going to drop the Kindle hardware anytime soon, purely because it's the only real way to get consumers locked in on the platform. Any other device has alternative reading applications, and switching is relatively easy. Apple could have, in a sort of passive-aggressive manner, attacked Amazon by making the iBook application capable of plugging into arbitrary e-book marketplaces/readers. This provides consumers choice and convenience, while removing Amazon's control on the platform and leveling the playing field.

rbanffy 16y ago
There is a non-zero chance of Apple killing apps like Stanza because they create a confusing user interface by replicating functions already provided by the standard iBooks application. It may be unlikely, but all they have to do is to slow down the approval of them or create additional terms to the developer agreement.