Print is Dead: Books in Our Digital Age

The New York Times yesterday had an article on Sony’s new eBook rader. The review is mostly positive, and also talks about eBooks in general, including why they bombed when first introduced in the late ’90s, and why they’re still a good idea.

Excerpt: “E-books may have flopped the first time around, but you can’t deny that they offer some intriguing advantages. You can add dozens of them to your luggage without adding any more weight or bulk. You can adjust the type size. You can search the whole book in seconds, or insert an infinite number of bookmarks. No trees are destroyed to make e-books. And you can read during lunch without having to prop open your novel with a dangerously full can of soda.”

Trying Again to Make Books Obsolete