The long-term success of the e-reader business could rely on e-books being accessible on different devices and with future versions of the technology.
An opinion column on the San Jose Mercury News website, picked up by science and technology website Physorg, argues that compatibility will be a deciding factor in the success or failure of the e-reader business.
A number of developers are already competing to create the standout device in the e-reader market. Added to the possibility that the iPad could compete with its own e-book app, some fundamental points about this nascent market are yet to be established, including target audience, content types, file sharing and the ideal device design.
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Could the iPad dominate the e-reader market?
With Apple's recent launch of the interactive iPad - coupled with its e-reader app, iBooks - could the hand-held device close the market out for e-reader devices?
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San Jose Mercury News
Opinion article on the need for e-book compatibility
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The Electronic Displacement of Print
A Pira market report with forecasts to 2018 of e-paper, e-readers and other innovations and technologies displacing and impacting print
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WEBINAR: e-readers and e-paper - technology and applications
An upcoming webinar from +Plastic Electronics and IntertechPira will discuss the evolution of e-paper for the e-reader market
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