> From: Bob Munck[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 6:37 AM
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> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rainmaker
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 8:02 AM
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> > >Why would I pay the *same price* for an electronic book as a paper
> copy?
> >
> > For all the reasons listed below -- scroll, underlining,
> > note-taking, search, etc. Especially when you are researching
> something.
>
This (research) is a very narrow niche compared to mass market book sales.
I'm fairly sure that there are more Fiction books sold than non-fiction.
> Also, it can be read aloud by a voice synthesizer, though it might
> be necessary to add a MIDI track controlling the synthesizer to make
> it listenable. We rent a lot of recorded books for long commutes,
> etc., but the binder and set of 8-12 cassettes are cumbersome.
>
I've often wondered why these haven't already migrated to CDs.
Kathy
> Kathy E. Gill
>
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