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The eBook, Mark 2

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the expiring-libraries dept.

Selanit writes "David Pogue recently published a review of the Sony Reader, under the title Trying Again to Make Books Obsolete. Though he likes the device in general, he concludes that it's not destined to replace the book any time soon. Well worth a read."

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  1. Printed books by kimvette · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Printed books:
      - Give me my fair use rights
            - Enable me to lend them to a friend
            - Enable me to donate them to libraries
      - Five me my first sale doctrine rights
            - Enable me to sell used if I tire of the book
            - Enable me to give away if I tire of the book
      - Don't crash
      - Don't malfunction
      - Don't run out of battery power
      - Work in dim lighting, office lighting, and even direct noontime sunlight without washing out
      - Are not platform-dependent; no vendor lock.

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