[etni] Turning a new page on e-books
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- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:40:50 +0200
Turning a new page on e-books
CNN - June 6, 2008
Imagine a magic scroll, one that contains a myriad of stories and tells you
a different one every night. One that fetches you the morning news,
generates customized crossword-puzzles, keeps an eye on your favorite
authors and an ear on the local grapevine. Imagine a living, breathing kiosk
of brain-candy and a library of literature that's easy to read and rolls
right up into the palm of your hand.
Before jumping to the K-word, keep in mind the magic. Because while the
concept is there, the Kindle is not -- yet. But as far as wireless dedicated
e-book reading devices go, it's a promising start.
"Books are the last bastion of analog," Amazon founder Jeff Bezos declared a
few days before the Kindle's release on November 19, 2007.
Indeed, sensations like cracking open a brand-new hardcover or fondling the
dog-eared corners of a favorite paperback in a second-hand bookshop die
hard. But then, so do trees.
(To read the whole article, go to -
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/05/digitalbiz.ebooks/index.html )
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