Last week I mentioned that tablet sales are flat, and most of the development work is moving to mobile. <\/p>\n
That seems to be true for consumer<\/i> use of tablets, but tablets are finding a niche in some business applications. <\/p>\n
There’s an interesting discussion of tablets vs. smart phones on this page. The Tablet Story Isn\u2019t Over \u2014 But It\u2019s Changing<\/a><\/p>\n The big takeaway, in my opinion, is that smart phones may be the device of choice for consumers, while tablets find more use in business and sales. <\/p>\n For example, a hostess might take your reservation on a tablet, and then a waiter might take your order on another one. The visiting sales rep might store his powerpoint presentation on a tablet, and the foreman at a construction site might keep his plans on one. <\/p>\n So the tablet might find a very profitable niche, just not the one everybody thought. <\/p>\n If everybody wants to start a band, you shouldn’t start a band, or even learn to play an instrument. You should sell band equipment. <\/p>\n The self-publishing boom is creating lots and lots of people who need help with proofreading, cover design, formatting, marketing, and all sorts of other services. <\/p>\n So the smart move is not to imitate me and try to compete with all the other authors out there<\/a>. The smart move is to provide services to all the wannabe authors. <\/p>\nWhen everybody wants to be a rock star …<\/h2>\n