| It is obvious that the iPad is trying to compete in the | | | | with services turned off and the screen set to a |
| ebook market. There is no surprise with the | | | | reasonable level of brightness. Even at 10 hours, it's |
| iBookstore that is being developed by Apple is going | | | | still far behind the battery life of other readers. |
| to be the next iTunes for books. Quite a few | | | | Some will argue that you just need to get into the |
| publishers have signed onto Apple's service to start | | | | habit of recharging the device each week. Others |
| selling books on the iPad. Is this enough to actually | | | | would like to have the multi-week battery life other |
| replace other ebook reading devices? | | | | devices like this offer. |
| There will be some challenges in doing this. The first | | | | Another challenge will be the price. When it's $500 |
| is the screen. While the iPad does have a very high | | | | for the base model, this for many is too much for an |
| resolution color screen, it's still a normal LCD screen. | | | | ebook reading device. While it can be much more |
| For some reading on this type of device is not a | | | | than read ebooks, it will be difficult to get buyers to |
| problem. For others, there is a preference for | | | | pay this price just for ebook reading alone. At CES |
| electronic ink like on the Kindle. The iPad could have | | | | there were quite a few very inexpensive, quality |
| had a combination type screen with both, but it's | | | | readers that are going to be sold for much less than |
| stuck with the normal type of screen for now. | | | | this price or even the Kindle. |
| One more thing to be concerned about is battery life. | | | | While the iPad is a good device, there are other |
| At the present time the iPad is supposed to get | | | | ebook readers that have better features. It will do |
| around 10 hours of battery life. This is most likely | | | | well but won't dominate the market. |