Just as I started Das Boot for the first time this technology got rolled out. I thought about how if Das Boot was available through this would I have done it. And unlike Neal I think my answer would have been yes. At first I thought this was a news story about Amazon selling e-books which in themselves are nothing new. So I thought about the pros and cons of having e-books over actual books. Actual books won by miles. But now we have something that is portable and available for purchase I might consider switching to this sort of style. Just spent a while overseas and to take a few books hit my luggage allowence on the way out, plus on a tight passenger jet the book is quite large. This little PDA device will certainly help us forces boys out.
I don't think this will be the end of books as a whole as some people prefer to carry a book and have the ability to read it where they like. But imagine having a whole library in your pocket and being able to just select any book you want (As long as you have purchased it
).