subject: iPad impact of e-book market by iBooks [print this page] IPad soon awaited a formal saleIPad soon awaited a formal sale. Remember not long ago, an iPad TV ads in many people's attention, the concern is not just the iPad itself. Advertising is not more emphasis on "Tablet PC" concept, but more in the show, "e-book" applications.
Moments of the iPad, it really is a multi-purpose e-book it?
In the TV ad, has been clearly marked on the books of the price range of USD 8-15. This is roughly the same price with the Amazon e-book. This indicates that, iPad positioning applications, e-books occupy an important position, otherwise, would not be so prominent e-book pre-sale advertising features of this simple application.
Some analysts said that Apple will get a large share content sales, in 2010 this proportion will probably take iPad 10% of hardware revenue, while in 2010 30% of large-scale breakthrough. "IPad is the real capacity of the field of media and content." The analyst said.
Apple iPad occasion of release of its e-book mall iBook store along the line. There are rumors that Apple will be the occasion of the first iPad sale (April 3, 2010) the iTunes Store in the United States to open up iBooks application. Apple also allows other manufacturers to join iPad e-book field. As e-book DRM digital copyright protection technology will continue in the iPad on, the user still can legally import the local e-books.
Currently, the e-book rapid pace of development. E-book at home and abroad market in 2009 were strong. Many of the industry are optimistic about e-books in this area of development in the next few years. Obviously, this after giving up the Internet, Jobs saw a new hope. The Tablet PC is perhaps Jobs has been hidden for long e-book device.
Meanwhile, iPad release and iBooks on the line, we will strongly stimulate the global e-book market, which is constituted of both win-win. At present, only a handful of design books in the field of vendors, and see the iPad success, many companies will fully enter the field, perhaps it is rumored iPad of "catfish effect."
