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<blockquote data-quote="fleurya" data-source="post: 990501" data-attributes="member: 22866">It's like the advent of the mp3 all over again. Record labels have to make so much more from mp3's than CD's, but an album still costs roughly the same. At least they eventually got over DRM. I just wish book publishers (e-reader makers, or whoever is responsible) would learn from the music industryI like the idea of e-books. As a frequent traveler, having several books and mags in a small device is extremely desirable. I don't even mind the cost so long as they give me some kind of price break from a paperback. But I haven't pulled the trigger because of 2 things: high cost of entry (readers still cost over $200 and up to $500) and all of the confusion over the different formats and DRM issues. Maybe, MAYBE I would get a reader if I was sure I could get any book on it, but there's NO WAY I'm spending $300+ only to find out that the book I want can't be read on my device.I think Apple may help with this, because at least with the iPad I can do more than just read books, so it's not a waste of money if I can't get the book I want from the Apple bookstore because I still use the iPad for other things. Let's just hope the format wars burn hot and die fast so us consumers can finally get an open media delivery system we should already have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fleurya, post: 990501, member: 22866"] It's like the advent of the mp3 all over again. Record labels have to make so much more from mp3's than CD's, but an album still costs roughly the same. At least they eventually got over DRM. I just wish book publishers (e-reader makers, or whoever is responsible) would learn from the music industry I like the idea of e-books. As a frequent traveler, having several books and mags in a small device is extremely desirable. I don't even mind the cost so long as they give me some kind of price break from a paperback. But I haven't pulled the trigger because of 2 things: high cost of entry (readers still cost over $200 and up to $500) and all of the confusion over the different formats and DRM issues. Maybe, MAYBE I would get a reader if I was sure I could get any book on it, but there's NO WAY I'm spending $300+ only to find out that the book I want can't be read on my device. I think Apple may help with this, because at least with the iPad I can do more than just read books, so it's not a waste of money if I can't get the book I want from the Apple bookstore because I still use the iPad for other things. Let's just hope the format wars burn hot and die fast so us consumers can finally get an open media delivery system we should already have. [/QUOTE]

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