As many already know, Amazon announced the release of its portable reading device called Kindle. I think it is a great idea.
I know. I know. I'm usually more of a conservative or purist on these sorts of things. However, we're talking about reading books here. They're too cumbersome. Anyone who says otherwise isn't curling up with "Patton" or any of my college texts. And it seems like you either have time to read or to go to the gym; not both. My arms get tired. No, I'm glad that an improvement for books may be available.
The one concern I had about PRDs is readability. A computer screen is not a very readable surface. However, Kindle seems to have this covered and, they claim, it is more readable than paper.
It's pretty expensive, but the price will go down. The price of books has already gone down with most Kindle-ready books under $10.00. Compare that to my college texts? Give me Kindle. In fact, even as a part-time student, the product may very well pay for itself within a year (assuming my texts are already available on Kindle).
On the lighter side, there is one big hurdle for Kindle: the bookmark lobby. With PRDs, people would no longer need physical bookmarks. There's no way the bookmark lobby is going to like that and you can't do anything in Washington without approval from Big Bookmark. I see legislation getting in the way of Kindle right soon.
And have a good day.
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