wrote:

It will be interesting to see if anyone (eg. the new Kindle) can
breathe life into the e-book reader concept. That market has
floundered for as many years as it has been extant. Although I *do*
know a few people who actually prefer to read on a screen (and in
these cases [three people] the screen is a PDA.) Of course, here we
are talking about books that one would read, not reference materials
or short articles, etc.

I like how you used the word "satisfying". There is something
satisfying about the book as an item, and reading a book as a process,
is there not? However, I would wager that a very large percentage of
the books I have read over the past several years (and an even higher
percentage of articles), I "discovered" by some digital means (reviews
found and read online, through personal contacts made online, etc.)
Even Wolfgang's "Forgotten Treasures" I usually end up digging out the
original, rather than reading on the screen (or printing out.) We are
lucky, no?


Number one seller for Amazon so far this season:

http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons.../dp/B000FI73MA

Willi