Jeff Bertolucci at PC World argues that the iPhone App wont effect the $359 Kindle unit sales for Amazon. It would only bring in the millions of iPhone users as eBook readers to Amazon.
The argument is supported by the fact that the touchscreen scrolling and small screen size isnt very ergonomical and would irritate users. “A few hours of finger-dragging and screen-tapping to navigate pages and resize text is enough to drive anyone crazy.”
I cant agree more to this, while physical buttons would be much better and e-ink display is much more pleasant to the eyes only serious and very regular ebook readers would go for the Kindle. The free iPhone app would bring in casual users and drive ebook sales without the $359 investment in a Kindle that would deter the occassional users.
The iPhone has its own charm, it will bring in its own set of readers…
So what do you think?