monkeymike blog

No surprise. I mean the e-reader thing from Amazon. Too small. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too expensive. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too restrictive (China has one that allows txt and PDF to be read). Just not attractive. If I enjoy a book I like to hold it in my hand. I like to go back to the bookcase and pick up a book I've enjoyed in the past and flick through. The cover, paper quality and heft spark my poor memory to life. Damnit I'm human and I want to stay human. The experience of reading a well written and made book is wonderful... However for the right price...£2 per book (and I get to move them around) and £50 for an A4 or bigger reader and you may have a sale. I do like technical manuals and I don't tend to get too attached to them (except my copy of Numerical Recipes which is fantastic) So there is market for you. For the right price I'll think about it.