Do you think we're coming to the end of the book era? Paul Krugman, writing in the NY Times thinks we might be.
...According to a report in The Times, the buzz at this year’s BookExpo America was all about electronic books. Now, e-books have been the coming, but somehow not yet arrived, thing for a very long time.... But we may finally have reached the point at which e-books are about to become a widely used alternative to paper and ink.
That’s certainly my impression after a couple of months’ experience with the device feeding the buzz, the Amazon Kindle. Basically, the Kindle’s lightness and reflective display mean that it offers a reading experience almost comparable to that of reading a traditional book. This leaves the user free to appreciate the convenience factor: the Kindle can store the text of many books, and when you order a new book, it’s literally in your hands within a couple of minutes.
It’s a good enough package that my guess is that digital readers will soon become common, perhaps even the usual way we read books.
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And what's this Kindle thing all about? Check it out here.
3 comments:
NO, say it isn't so!
Well, I'M not in favor of it. But I do see the advantage EXCEPT when the battery dies. The battery doesn't die on my 100 year old dictionary that my grandfather owned.
I had lost your blog addie and just found it again.
Willow
Julana - I know. Yet, as much as I love books, I could see myself using something like this. Could you?
Willow - Yes, dead batteries are definitely a consideration - especially during times when you need to read, because there's nothing else to do - like while vacationing in the electricity-free wilderness or during power outages.
Glad you found your way back here. How is the new grandbaby? Not so new anymore, right?
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