In my last post I just wanted a very quick note about the range of eBook readers and their formats, with a few links to other sites. Interestingly, a number of readers made very insightful comments and additions, which made the whole post much more comprehensive, not to say informative.
Just a quick follow-up, with a bunch of links. A day or so after my post Google announced their new (long-discussed) eBook service, which created a small stir, and then a big one.
Complaints included a notable US bias http://bit.ly/egGGUk or http://bit.ly/fg6Llo , which seemed to annoy people, and then a reaction from other booksellers, including Borders http://bit.ly/gtfvnC, calling it "...not a legitmate bookstore." and Amazon, who quickly went on the attack with Kindle for the Web http://bit.ly/ea2jop .
To wrap up, here is a link to a grumpy UK site http://bit.ly/fKPpl6 and a West Australian view, if you missed it http://bit.ly/gYMVaB .
I have to say that I feel like I'm watching a swarm of early adopters squabbling and I'm happy to just sit back and wait for the dust to settle before I decide where to spend my hard-earned.
So maybe I (and not a few libraries) will wait for next year before committing to an eBook relationship.
I've always enjoyed the "wait and see" approach too :)
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