Major publishers announce iPhone App Store ebooks. Does this kill the Kindle / Sony Reader?

I doubt it, since the kindle is a much larger device, and a big complaint most paper-lovers have is that a "computer-screen" is not nice enough on the eyes for prolonged reading. Since the kindle mimics paper as best as we've seen thus far, the iPhone doesn't stand a chance in that regard. IPhone ebooks may be popular, but that is still an awfully small screen for more than casual reading.

There is no price advantage either on the merits of an iPhone-turned-eBook-reader vs Kindle. It may be a nice "cure the boredom on the plane" type of thing, but it won't be a Kindle-killer.

I don't think I would ever read a book on an iPhone. I'd much rather listen to an audio book then squint at the screen. That being said, I read newspapers and blogs on my iPhone all the time in safari and that is NOT designed for reading most of the time.

There is certainly room for improvement of the user interface for reading on the iPhone. I think reading for five minutes at a clip is ok, and book reading I do at 20-40 minutes at a clip typically.

I agree with answers above. IPhone is too small to read a book. The Kindle was made to be easy on the eyes and easy to manage.It's not going anywhere.

IPhone can give it a shot, but I don't think it will obliterate the devices made for electronic novels.

Nah... iPhone's screen isn't very good for e-book reading and the battery life makes it less useful as well.

It hurts the Kindle but ultimately the winner is going to be the one that delivers the best reading experience for the $$$. I have not used Kindle but I have read that the screen technology is superior to any conventional lcd monitor.

No, the iPhone app will not kill the e-reader business, and here are a few reasons why. (from a former insider and e-reader fan) 1) The e-readers are not backlit, meaning they are easier by far on the eyes, and thus greatly improve the experience over any backlit device, iPhone and computer monitor included. 2) The e-readers are handheld and portable, and while the iPhone is also, not everyone wants an iPhone.3) e-readers are specific to reading, and again- there is a large segment of the population that likes this simplicity.4) E-readers are becoming big in educational settings.

Their specific reading function gives that target market something the iPhone just cannot.

No. Although the iPhone is a wonderful device for reading anything (Try that with a laptop or an iPhone. Plus, the iPhone's battery life lasts about a chapter.

I couldn't imagine reading a book on my phone. There's a reason the kindle is the size it is. It's not because it has to be.It's because it's a comfortable reading size.

Also, alot of people just don't like apple or the iphone, as crazy as that sounds.

1. IPhone is designed for short time use. 2.

Playing games is different from reading books.

Nope...too small, bad battery life and just a general PITA. On the other hand, if they expand the battery life AND add a decent reader so I can use an ear bud then listen....well, that's another thing entirely.

I agree with the answers above, as the iPhone screen is small. However, the Plastic Logic Reader may be something to be something else that might give the Kindle or Sony Reader a run. If I were you, I'd look into a Plastic Logic Reader.

Hopefully this answers your question!

I'm sure that it will take up a significant market portion, but it won't dominate completely. A lot of people don't have the iPhone and never will. I certainly won't ever have one because I use Verizon and that connection may never come.

Blackberry is my baby, of course. But until Apple and ATT get their heads out of you know where, the iPhone is just another paperweight to people like me.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.