Discussion of the Day: Kindle 2
An interesting roundtable of sorts at The New Atlantis, where Alan Jacobs has kicked off a hypothetical dialogue of the pros and cons of the Kindle:
Suppose you bring one book along with you on a trip. Suppose you start it and it’s not really doing much for you — you’re having trouble getting into the mood of it, the swing of it. If you have it on a Kindle, you’re almost certain to give up and turn to one of the dozens of other books you have available. But if it’s the only book you’ve got, you’re more likely to stick with it. And if it’s a good book — if it’s a book that holds real pleasure or instruction for the persistent and non-distracted reader — then later on you’ll be glad that you read it. You’ll be glad that you didn’t have something else to read on that trip. You’ll be glad that you had a book instead of a Kindle.
As you might imagine, the comments bring to bear a variety of perspectives.
AuthorScoop
March 9th, 2009 at 8:48 am
This will be my mid-day break/reward if I manage to get some work done between now and then. Miles to go before I sleep.