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It’s hard to say if the iPad will cause an increase in readership,” Bryan Gonzalez of the Entertainment Technology Center wrote in an e-mail to The News-Press. “But the Nook, Kindle, iPad and so on will help in the bigger picture of getting a new generation of readers to look at digital books, digital newspapers and digital magazines as the norm.”
Gonzalez said the iPad could change the way consumers surf the Web away from home. “For many consumers, laptops are a huge convenience, yet space is still limited in spaces such as a Starbucks table or in classrooms,” he said. “The iPad allows users to e-mail, surf the Web and view multimedia in new areas such as the beach without sticking out.”
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