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Dedicated e-readers 'irrelevant,' say many publishing executivesPosted at 4:55PM Friday 18 Jan 2013 Is your Kindle e-reader "irrelevant"? Yes, says a significant share of publishing executives.That's one of the most interesting pieces of news to come out of Digital Book World, publishing's annual e-reading conference, which got underway Wednesday in New York. Media analyst James McQuivey presented the results of a Forrester Research study that surveyed 53 publishing executives in an effort to discover their companies' "digital readiness." Forty-five percent of those surveyed said standalone e-readers are "irrelevant." But they're not down on digital: 60% cited tablets — such as the iPad or Kindle Fire — as the ideal e-reading device.
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