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TadW · 06-05-2008, 05:43 AM

The Technology Review had a rather negative review of the Kindle recently. But here is an interesting reader comment appearing in the current TR issue:

It is a little strange to see an assessment of Amazon's Kindle book reader ("What's Wrong with the Kindle," March/April 2008) by Jason Epstein, the purveyor of a rival technology, On Demand Books. It is no surprise that Epstein downplays the Kindle.

Indeed, he may well be correct that people of my age (77) are unlikely to abandon the tactile pleasures of traditional books for e-books. But that is irrelevant. My grandchildren and their cohort will surely embrace a technology that is in its infancy and can only improve with time.

06-05-2008, 05:43 AM	#1
TadW Uebermensch Posts: 2,583 Karma: 1094606 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Italy Device: Kindle	Watch out when you read negative reviews... The Technology Review had a rather negative review of the Kindle recently. But here is an interesting reader comment appearing in the current TR issue: It is a little strange to see an assessment of Amazon's Kindle book reader ("What's Wrong with the Kindle," March/April 2008) by Jason Epstein, the purveyor of a rival technology, On Demand Books. It is no surprise that Epstein downplays the Kindle. Indeed, he may well be correct that people of my age (77) are unlikely to abandon the tactile pleasures of traditional books for e-books. But that is irrelevant. My grandchildren and their cohort will surely embrace a technology that is in its infancy and can only improve with time.