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sbisson ([personal profile] sbisson) wrote2009-03-09 06:49 pm
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Bibliophiles: ahead of the mainstream yet again.

Who needs Kindle when you have Book?

"That's because Book is the new wireless platform that never needs to be recharged. It's got an an intuitive touched-based interface we're very proud of. Book works with the shelves you have at home."

Penny Arcade hits it out of the stadium again.

In other Book related news I seem to have scored an early ARC of The Burning Skies. As Mirrored Heavens was one of my favourite books of last year, I'm looking forward to reading it...

[identity profile] pmcray.livejournal.com 2009-03-10 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
I remember a cartoon with a very similar message on the noticeboard in the library of the Lark Hill site of Newman College in Preston, circa 1985. In those days though it was the Walkman that was the acme of media technology to be contrasted with the "book".