[Gideon]

Alisa - absolutely. But it's also "new tech" which means a higher price point. In a decade things like the Kindle will probably be ubiquitous.

Such things might be 'elite' in terms of having money to spend on such things at all (or cable, etc) but I think there's "reasonable" and then there is owning, say... a Hummer.

But, I'm also a white guy who while growing up lower class, my family (through lots and lots of hardwork and difficulties) became upper middle class. I'm not a minority. And while TONS of people around here (Oklahoma) are native americans, we don't have "reservations" and the issues that exist in lots of places don't exist as badly here (poverty is more a universal issue). So... I limit myself somewhat in dealing with these things.

Still... I save money on my Kindle and I'm a lower class student! I'd never get to read anything I want if I had to depend on buying it at full price or libraries!