is reading dead?
it's kind of ironic that Amazon's ipod-for-books, the Kindle, is coming out at the same time as this study about how no one reads anymore, not even the backs of cereal boxes, not even warning labels. in fact, you're not reading this right now; you're actually watching television and idly thinking about voting Republican.
it's too bad because i have enormous, embarrassing dorklove for books. currently i'm dipping into three novels and an issue of the New Yorker as well as the NYT magazine from last weekend. literature is what separates us from the bonobos. also, i'm on Amazon's side. i want them to succeed like i want Google to succeed, though i acknowledge that everyone's suspicions of how Google wants to take over the world are probably warranted.
on the other hand, with TV dead and Broadway dark, maybe it is the ideal time for Amazon to unveil an entertaining gadget. we can rely on the fact that book writers, at least, will never strike.
it's too bad because i have enormous, embarrassing dorklove for books. currently i'm dipping into three novels and an issue of the New Yorker as well as the NYT magazine from last weekend. literature is what separates us from the bonobos. also, i'm on Amazon's side. i want them to succeed like i want Google to succeed, though i acknowledge that everyone's suspicions of how Google wants to take over the world are probably warranted.
on the other hand, with TV dead and Broadway dark, maybe it is the ideal time for Amazon to unveil an entertaining gadget. we can rely on the fact that book writers, at least, will never strike.