Cartwright Reed at Ingram Digital took a close look at E-books on the iPhone and compared the iPh-eReader duo with the Kindle.
eReader (left) could display almost the same number of words, and Cartwright was still happy with the readability.
Going by Jane’s review, some iPhone programs could probably squeeze in even more—with less space devoted, say, to the title of a book.
Great page-flippin’ suggestion
Meanwhile thanks to Cartwright for his little comparison. His findings jibe with my belief that the publishing industry should avoid being Kindle-centric—although not iPhone-centric, either. Also, I especially like his suggestion that eReader could use the iPhone’s accelerometer to make it easier to flip pages. Hello, SteveP over at eRead/Fictionwise? What do you think?
Note: The entry is within Cartwright’s personal blog. As he observes, Ingram supports the eReader format; and, of course, both companies compete against Amazon. Still, reading his full post would be well worth your time. In the name of fairness, he notes that the Kindle, as judged by the number of books, is "still the premier e-book reader." Might this change, though? In the grand scheme of things, just a few books exist in digital form; so Amazon’s content advantage isn’t necessarily eternal.
