While looking through the opinion page on the WSJ I came across this debate about E-books and agree with Randell Stock and Carolyn Mathews when they say E-books aren't ready for the main stream yet. alright we all know about the E-books. on the surface they are awesome. they are electronic so no more killing trees to read that new harry potter or twilight book, they are more portable since the device's they come on tend to be thin and for the most part compact, (as compact as you can be with an E-book reader). I'm sure we all know someone with a kindle or someone who is planing to buy an IPad (yes we all have dumb Friend) but the point is they seam awesome. that is until you read the small print see here's the thing, you don't actually own the books you buy. you are simply renting them, in that licensing agreement you agree to when you buy the book, (or rent it really) your only allowed to keep it for a set amount of time, unlike a real book E-books can't be loaned, they can't be sold, and you can't just leave them on the shelf for as many years as you want. lets not forget the smell and feel of a new book when you sit down to stick your nose in one. also they are really expense I'm a vary avid reader during the summer and i can read at lest one book a day sometimes but when a E-book is 10 bucks a pop that adds up to quite a lot. soo I think E-books, while a good idea need some real perfecting before they are main stream.
A guy who is vary scared of heights tho wants to go into outer space,
Chris M
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