[Web4lib] Amazon's Kindle e-book reader

[Brian Gray]

I have had several students this semester approach me about why can
they not have all their textbooks (this semester and past semesters)
electronically so that they will always be with them when they need
them.

I can also think of various professions that may travel from customer
to customer, or use multiple office locations where having their
handbooks, manuals, encyclopedias in an electronic form (that does not
require Internet access) would be beneficial.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com

On Nov 26, 2007 5:28 PM, Dan Lester <dan at riverofdata.com> wrote:
> My question is WHY anyone would want to carry hundreds or thousdands
> of books with them at a time.  When I travel I always have a couple of
> books and several magazines (and more if a long trip), but I can't see
> any reason to have a hundred books with me.
>
> Any easy explanation, other than the possibility that you were doing
> dissertation research and all of the sources you needed were on your
> kindle? (as if!!)