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I wonder why the opposition in the article is taking a stance on the more emotional/romantic view of books.
I think this is altogether a pretty terrible idea with the current state of the technology. If they're going to get rid of the books, then get rid of the books and force students to do their research elsewhere...but Kindles and Sony Readers? Yeesh. Part of me wonders if they did any research whatsoever beyond an Oprah worshipper testimony.
I think it'd be kinda neat if, when reader devices are usable in the future, libraries can digitize and consolidate their collections with a digital inter-library loan network that would replace the proprietary commercial stuff like Amazon's whispernet for educational-use readers.
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