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E-books: Opportunities for Service Providers

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Ovum Plc
Published: April 2009
Product Code: R464-1154
Description
The emergence of e-book reader devices with inbuilt cellular connections provides a new opportunity for service providers. Amazon’s Kindle combines device and service in a way that is familiar from online music stores, and potentially provides a new source of content and service revenues for operators. However, building a compelling e-book offering will require close attention to the lessons learned from other forms of content store. This report discusses the potential for the e-book market and provides an overview of current device capabilities and business models for three leading e-book vendors.
Table of Contents
Executive summary
In a nutshell
Key messages
Opportunities for telecoms operators
Cellular connection drives opportunity
Partnering with Amazon
Partnering with an alternative vendor
Market outlook
E-book device overview
Various manufacturers offer e-book devices
Amazon Kindle 2
Technical features of the Kindle solution
Business model
Kindle for iPhone
PDF conversion
User complaints
Strengths
Weaknesses
Sony Reader PRS-700
Business model
Strengths
Weaknesses
iRex iLiad (second edition)
Business model
Strengths
Weaknesses
List of Tables
Table 1: Device feature comparison
Table 2: Device connectivity comparison
Table 3: File format compatibility comparison
Table 4: Audio comparison
Table 5: Content comparison
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options


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