From a National Public Radio story titled "
How E-Books Will Change Reading And Writing" (which you can listen to and read), the interview Nicholas Carr laments on how reading has become a sort of ADHD event, in that he believes it's harder to just sit and read without expecting a computer-like experience.
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"Over the last couple of years, I've really noticed if I sit down with a book, after a few paragraphs, I'll say, 'You know, where's the links? Where's the e-mail? Where's all the stuff going on?' " says writer Nicholas Carr. "And it's kind of sad.
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He has noticed the digital book trend has led to new forms of writing like Twitter and Cell Phone novels.
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A lot of writers are trying their hand at Twitter books — both on the Web and in print — but Time magazine book reviewer Lev Grossman thinks it's a passing fad. Asked what might have some staying power, Grossman suggests the cell phone novel. Written on cell phones and meant to be read on them, many of these books are best-sellers in Japan. The authors are usually young women, and romance is the main theme.
"They tend to be narratively very propulsive, [and] not very interested in style and beautiful language," Grossman says. "There tends to be a lot of drama and melodrama, sex and violence. They grab your attention, and they don't really let it go."
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