I got my first e-reader a few months ago, the Nook Color. It has become one of my favorite possessions, I must admit, after, swearing I could never replace the feel of the book in my hands by something so impersonally electronic. And yet, where does this leave the library, where does my favorite bookstore fit in? Yes, the e-readers save paper, save trees and will eventually I believe be a huge boon to the education system. No more carrying around stacks of textbooks, that must be replaced every quarter or semester with the forever-being-updated new edition. And yet, there has to be a balance, doesn’t there? Well, if I’m any indication of the general reader, I switched over mighty fast to something that was always lit, something I could change the size of the font when my eyes were tired, something that never lost my place. In any event, it will be interesting to watch where this all ends up.
Rending by Lori Nix