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4/1/2008
Vera Sun, a freshman at the University of California- Berkeley, agrees, adding that books, despite their remarkably low-tech approach, are foolproof under just about any circumstance. "You can take [a book] everywhere," she recently told the school's newspaper, The Daily Californian. "[Besides], sometimes the internet doesn't work."
Light a Candle for Kindle?
Clearly, the future of the Kindle (and its imitators, sure to come) is up for grabs. This could be the latest attempt to "techno-vate" what's been to many, throughout the centuries, something as perfect as the wheel. Then again, the protests we're hearing may sound strangely like the objections once made to the telephone ("Why do we need some contraption when we can walk next door or send a letter?"), the radio ("Who wants to be hit by invisible waves?"), and the television ("Why should we stay home and stare at a small screen when every town has a movie theater?").
What's your take on the Kindle? What do you like about the device? What sparks your concern? E-mail us at editors@1105media.com. Meanwhile, excuse me while I take my lunch out of the microwave and settle in for an interesting lecture on my iPod.
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Matt Villano is senior contributing editor of this publication.
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