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I love my Kindle; I'm amazed by it. But in our love for the possibilities of the new technology, I think we sometimes forget that books are really cool. They're tactile. Each one looks different on the outside. I can look at a book and think of all that it contains as if knowledge is about to burst from between the covers (especially the nice, thick ones). And the book at this point in history is a highly developed medium when done correctly. My Kindle looks the same on the outside, I push little buttons to use it, and I already have so much on it that the very volume of its contents can make a particular book seem small and hidden rather than an exciting possibility.
Don't misunderstand me: I love my Kindle and look forward with a smile to reading from it every evening. But it's maybe not an experience that appeals as much to a child who has seen paper books.
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