Apple iPad Tablet PC’s E-book Feature is Incompatible With Kindle and Others
One of the problems with the Apple iPad is its E-book feature does not support other makers such as Kindle E-Book Reader. I’m very excited about iPad’s release but like other e-book buyers around the world, I have a very strong reservation about Apple’s e-book policy for the iPad. Although I admit that the introduction of the iPad will energize electronic publishing, I am bothered that customers like me will not benefit much. I am stating this complaint because Apple’s iPad e-book products will not be compatible with other e-book readers like the very popular Kindle DX and Nook!
iPad Tablet PC Owners Bothered by Ebook Problems
It leaves a bad taste in my mouth but I am indeed upset about the iPad e-book feature. Not only did Apple decide to allow publishers to set their own price instead of Amazon’s flat $9.99 rate for e-book downloads, the maker of the iPad also has incompatibility issue. I surmise that Apple is being selfish by not allowing open compatibility for the iPad. Just imagine the huge costs to buy e-books from Apple’s iBookstore and then find out that what you bought cannot be read on another e-book reader! What if my iPad suddenly goes kaput but I still have my beloved Kindle. Will it mean I have to buy another iPad just to re-read the e-books I already paid for? I find it patently unfair and Apple should make the iPad support open compatibility for Amazon ebooks, for example.
This incompatibility issue will dampen enthusiasm for e-book buyers for the iPad. Apple should have learned from its own experience. Their iTunes Store sold more songs when they made them free of any copy-protection restraints. The MP3 songs sold so much more than their DRM-protected versions. Why should consumers who already paid for an e-book be constrained forever on one device? Adobe Systems, who made the industry standard PDF format for electronic publishing, has disclosed that the iPad is not going to support PDF. Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, plus other popular Ebook readers support PDF! PDF is supported in mobile phones, mobile gadgets and computers, regardless of brands and operating systems. Apple’s decision to use proprietary format for their iPad e-book system will find themselves pariahs in the eye of the buying community. Instead of helping e-book customers, Apple will just provide added expenses, sow confusion and disappointments.
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