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Originally Posted by TadW
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.
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Well, that's just silly. I'm going to see about getting one for a neighbor of mine. She's 80 and has no interest in computers, but she loves to read, and she can't believe that she'll be able to just push a button and buy a new book. I think that and the larger type options would sell the Kindle on a lot of that generation.