Fad?...

[Robusto]

[daverave999]

Why? Thinking of getting one? Just before I launch into a whole spiel...

[Lee Nub]

I love gadgets and tech, but there is something about a book that cant be substituted. I like to buy used books , i like to think a little part of the persons soul who read it before me is left with the book, and so on.

[Boss Hog]

For everyday reading I guess it would be a shame to lose the feel of a good book.

On the other hand, in the not too distant future, as storage capacity increases imagine being able to have the entire contents of the british library stored within in it and the ability to search for specific text within any of it.

[bigbarneyhotdog]

I just brought my girlfriend a Kindle ebook, she's a fanatic reader and absolutley loves it. One can skip from book to book and download anything from the Amazon library whilst on the move in seconds. A few hidden features on there too that make it really cool.

[moidoid]

And with the Kindle in the US they have demonstrated their ability to remove purchased books from every Kindle in one fell swoop without telling you.

The irony was that they were 1984 & Animal Farm. You couldn't make it up.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32014285

I think that the ebook has its place but is unlikely to replace the real deal for a very long time. Books have such an important part in our culture and history and will not be easily discarded. I love tech toys but won't get this yet. In any case, I need an option to backlight the text for surreptitious reading in bed.

[cohibaIV]

My missus reads LOADS of books, so not long ago I was trying to lay the foundations, just to see if she would like some thing like this.....

NO WAY! Was the conclusion...

I think (not being a big reader bar the Daily Mail in the morning) its a - Paper, Bookmark, Book smell, Bookshelf, Book swapping with friends kind of thing...

Just my observation..

[nicwing]

"I read a book once............. green it was"

Porridge

[Pantomimehorse]

I really dont see the point of these. Books dont need batteries , they always work, once finished can be passed on to friends etc

as much as I want to like this I cant see much of a point?

[Stevieboy]

Not for me...

I love books. The cover-art, the smell, the binding, design. I LOVE finding old and rare books too...huge collector.

This device is sterile...ugh!! Hate it

[cohibaIV]

"I read a book once............. green it was"

Porridge

[Pantomimehorse]

Stevie ever heard of this crowd? might be up your street, a friend is always buying special books from them :

http://www.foliosociety.com/

[Drewmidorn]

It will become the norm.... I never thought i'd be carrying my record collection around in my pocket. However people don't dip in and out of books like they do albums. These will be really useful for reference books, manuals school kids and downloading the newspaper every morning thus saving paper and a journey to the newsagents. With regards to the manuals/text books though it is harder to flick back and forward in a PDF as you can't sick your fingers between a page whilst turning to another but you can look stuff up easily with software.

I love a "book". I'm an avid reader and always have a book in my bag. If I travelled for longer periods I would have one of these computer things as even going away for two or three nights usually means two novels in my carry on bag.... If i was away for two weeks I'd have to find an English bookshop wherever I went or take an extra suitcase (which ain't cheap on a budget flight) .

Real books are tactile and sometimes a new book "smells"exciting... much like vinyl used to when you got a new LP home.... however I don't own a record player anymore and I still harp on about the sound of "analogue".

I remember thinking "Who would ever drink bottled water?" "Why would I need a portable phone?" and "These spice girls are great pop but they'll never manage an Album"

D

[cohibaIV]

It will become the norm.... I never thought i'd be carrying my record collection around in my pocket. However people don't dip in and out of books like they do albums. These will be really useful for reference books, manuals school kids and downloading the newspaper every morning thus saving paper and a journey to the newsagents. With regards to the manuals/text books though it is harder to flick back and forward in a PDF as you can't sick your fingers between a page whilst turning to another but you can look stuff up easily with software.

I love a "book". I'm an avid reader and always have a book in my bag. If I travelled for longer periods I would have one of these computer things as even going away for two or three nights usually means two novels in my carry on bag.... If i was away for two weeks I'd have to find an English bookshop wherever I went or take an extra suitcase (which ain't cheap on a budget flight) .

Real books are tactile and sometimes a new book "smells"exciting... much like vinyl used to when you got a new LP home.... however I don't own a record player anymore and I still harp on about the sound of "analogue".

I remember thinking "Who would ever drink bottled water?" "Why would I need a portable phone?" and "These spice girls are great pop but they'll never manage an Album"

D

What can I say....never a true word said than just said..

(Does that make sence?)

[daverave999]

I don't think they'll catch on tbh. Why carry a separate device?

Mobile phone tech will soon catch up with pull out screens or holographic displays I reckon and you'll just do it with that.

It still doesn't look, feel, smell or behave like a book though.