Are Cell Phones More Important than eReaders?

Edward Nawotka of Publishing Perspectives asks this questions in a post today. Or, more accurately, he answers it with his opinion: yes, cell phones–smartphones, really–are more important to the future of eReading on a global scale than dedicated eReaders.

The main factor, he says, is price. “In highly populated growth markets, such as China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, and much of Africa, a dedicated e-reader will remain a very pricey luxury for the foreseeable future; in the meantime, the cheap cell phone and the low-cost, high-speed internet access that comes with it will become nearly universal.

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