[Steven Lyle Jordan]

Originally Posted by Barcey

I agree unless it was a certified and audit able process they'd have to meet. If a third party had to validate the tool worked and then it was held by a third party held the technology and would automatically release it under defined conditions. I'm dreaming though.

Yes, but it's a pretty dream... look, there's a unicorn over there in the meadow... Seriously, no organization is going to take on that job.

Originally Posted by nekokami

I wonder what percentage of people actually do re-read books, vs. not? Does anyone have some statistics from a reliable source? I know probably more people are in the "don't re-read" category, but I wonder what the proportion really is.

I'd bet the percentage of re-readers is actually high... it's the number of books that's probably low. My guess would be that, of the many books people own over the years, there are just a few favorite books that the majority of people re-read, and the majority of their collection that they do not re-read.

Of course, when people collect and keep books, it's usually because they do re-read them regularly (that would be me, for instance). That's why I'm the kind of person who would want a reader if it could hold my entire library of books in perpetuity, and allow me to carry my library with me at all times.

The kind of people who collect books just to show others how many books they have, probably are not going to be reader fans, since a single reader isn't as impressive as a bookcase or library of books.