In an e-eerie, personal note:
On a day when I came upon my 20-year-old son reading a novel on Microsoft Reader on his computer, the first full-length book he's read digitally, the Wall Street Journal writes in a story that the inventory status of the Kindle--currently sold out until February because of a major Oprah plug a month ago--"supports a realization that is slowly creeping through the industry: E-book readers are for real."
Later in the day, the "real" in-house reader reported that he liked the experience: "It's book-sized pages." The main difference from reading a regular book: "I clicked 'next' 400 times or so." He added that he plans to read other books onscreen but won't buy--or ask for--an e-reader yet because he's waiting for the flexible-page version.--John Mutter
On a day when I came upon my 20-year-old son reading a novel on Microsoft Reader on his computer, the first full-length book he's read digitally, the Wall Street Journal writes in a story that the inventory status of the Kindle--currently sold out until February because of a major Oprah plug a month ago--"supports a realization that is slowly creeping through the industry: E-book readers are for real."
Later in the day, the "real" in-house reader reported that he liked the experience: "It's book-sized pages." The main difference from reading a regular book: "I clicked 'next' 400 times or so." He added that he plans to read other books onscreen but won't buy--or ask for--an e-reader yet because he's waiting for the flexible-page version.--John Mutter