Originally Posted by GadgetFreak

One thing to consider is that Google is releasing a large number of books that are no longer under copyright in an electronic format. I expect, given their history that they will attempt to widely disseminate the ability to read them on just about any platform (including the iPhone). That will be an interesting development. As will the long awaited large iPhone/small tablet Mac that is rumored to be getting closer to release. The latter will likely be about the same size as a Kindle but more "open" in terms of formats I suspect.