patrickWebJohn Patrick's weblog @ patrickWeb focuses on Internet technology trends including WiFi, e-business, digital identity, public policy, and blogging. He also shares stories about travel, music, motorcycles, and other hobbies.Kindlized- March 23, 2008 The "e-book" -- replacing the paper book with something electronic -- is not a new idea. Project Gutenberg started in 1971 and now has a collection of 24,000 books which have been digitized. Digital books can be read on a PC and there are various software offerings that can enable you to read books on your mobile phone or personal digital assistant. Over the years there have been various "e-book readers" introduced. The idea behind the e-book reader is to have a dedicated...http://www.patrickweb.com/weblog/archives/2008_03.php |