Is J.K. Rowling propping up the book biz? Suppose her latest were offered online "For the movable-type book, the killer app was the Bible. For television, the killer app was Milton Berle's "Texaco Star Theater," without which TV might still be duking it out with ham radio for market penetration. For e- books, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" would be the Killer App of All Time. Of course, this whole disaster scenario for the book biz could never really happen." [at SF Gate, via Slashdot]
An interesting scenario that would indeed put eBooks on the map. Of course, then you have the problem of which format to put it in - Adobe Acrobat, Gemstar, Palm Press, Microsoft Reader? Without one unified standard, this just isn't going to happen. Hey, Audible - get the audio rights and secure your future!
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