An Apple eBook reader?

John Markoff of the New York Times analyzes the clues.

John Markoff has been one of the most respected tech journalists for a long, long time, so his Reading Steve Jobs piece this week on potential clues that Apple is working on an eBook reader is worth a read for anyone interested in the eBook market. I don’t have anything to add to what he says, especially when he tells stories like this:

At Macworld, when I asked Mr. Jobs about the idea of an iPod Touch in a larger “Safari Pad” format, he snapped at me, “I can’t talk about unannounced products.”