Bloomberg columnist David Pauly
is contemplating the potential effects the Kindle might have on the future of home libraries. And the future ain't looking good (if you ask David).
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When my wife and I made our house bigger several years ago, I pampered myself and reserved one of the new rooms for books. The library cost about as much as our new kitchen, so it was an indulgence.
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With the advent of digital books, I’m afraid people will start asking me why I don’t just download everything we have on our shelves onto the Kindle -- Amazon has 230,000 digital titles available -- and convert the library into another bedroom for the grandkids?
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It’s just a bit of progress I can do without. I’m convinced I can hear Johann Gutenberg rolling over in his grave.
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So I started a new poll. Do you think an e-book reader might at one point replace your library at home (or perhaps did it already)? If yes, would you be worried?