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Are illustrated books getting ready for their close-up? (Pinch and spread…)

July 10, 2011 by Mike Shatzkin 20 Comments

Last year at this time, the people I know in the consumer electronics world were saying that Christmas 2010 would be the season of the ereader. That proved to be correct, resulting in both a sharp surge in ebook sales in early 2011 and, according to Pew data, a continued acceleration of ereader adoption in […]

Filed Under: eBooks, General Trade Publishing, Licensing and Rights, New Models Tagged With: FutureBook, iPad, Kindle, Nook Color, Pew

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