Apple’s iPhone could become a major competitor to Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes Noble’s Nook e-readers, says one analytics company, if the number of e-book apps continues to grow. Despite their heavy focus on proprietary e-reader devices, both Amazon.com and Barnes Noble have developed iPhone apps for downloading and reading e-books. More competitors, such as Creative, are entering the e-reader market with their own product lines.
– One of the most popular e-reader devices on the market could soon be the
iPhone, according to a research note by analytics company Flurry, which
observed a marked rise in the number of e-book-related applications available
through Apple’s App Store in September and October.
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