I don't own a Kindle, but I would surely like to. I am the type of person that owns shelves of books. Many of them are reference books. I like to be able to find knowledge and I like to have it at my fingertips. The internet is a great resource for that (although caution is recommended). I would love to be able to carry a library around in my satchel. It would be nice to be able to grab a newspaper or blog wherever I am and read it, too. A number of obstacles has always prevented ebook readers from success. One is that people don't like reading lots of content on screens. Another is the availability of materials in the device format can be a problem. Amazon has seemingly addressed both of those concerns. The Kindle screen is supposedly very reader friendly. And the volume of titles Amazon can make available to the reader is something they should have no problem providing. Amazon has already started to digitize many of the books they make available for purchase on their site. This is merely another step in that direction. [read more...]