Whenever the debate turns to e-book readers – and especially, of late, the Kindle – people seem to divide sharply for or against, with few concessions. By way of clarification, as a library/information consultant I am largely ‘for’ e-book readers – I can see plenty of advantages and uses, but can also see some faults – or improvements that should ...

or: ''The most amazing thing about e-book readers'' ... is? Yes, you've guessed it - the scared, defensive attitudes of reviewers, almost all of whom say or write ''... but would you want to read it in the bath?'' What?!! Listen. No one is suggesting that e-book readers will replace paper books. Now, or soon, or ever! No one wants to read ...

Walt at Random is known for its incisive comment - today's post, Food pills and the Kindle, notes that while thankful for many things, I’m also thankful that I’m not really writing about ebooks and ebook devices these days. ‘Cause then, you know, I’d probably want to write something about the Kindle (do you really need a link?). and then enjoys ...

Yes, the Kindle; crazy name, crazy product? There’s a lot of talk about it. There are essentially two camps:- 1. It’s great, a real space time and tree saver 2. It’s not great, a DRM’d up overpriced waste I wonder if ebooks are an answer to a problem that doesn’t exist. Or, if it does exist, isn’t seen as [...]

Slightly delayed (just to keep us guessing!), but now on nearly every blog, Amazon's offering - the Kindle - is set to launch on Monday (and, I presume, in the UK shortly after that...). TeleRead has several offerings: Amazon-sized ego? Kindle to shun .epub? And, yes, the ugly box is the FINAL design (IS it that ugly? Not sure it needs the ...