[Web4lib] Amazon's Kindle e-book reader

[Dan Lester]

Hello Brian,

Monday, November 26, 2007, 5:11:01 PM, you wrote:

> 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.

Last time I had an appliance repair person in the house (at least two
years ago), he had a toolbox and a laptop.  To do the billing I gave
him my credit card number and his laptop called a cell number,
authorized it, and all was done quickly.  At first I thought he wanted
a landline, but we don't have one, but he said, no, he always used the
cell.

And of course there are the car rental people who give you a receipt
for the charge when you check in out in the parking lot, thanks to
their handheld scanner/wireless/computer/printer.  At least no
standing in line to return the car and do billing.

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Best regards,
 Dan                            mailto:dan at riverofdata.com