I guess I'm not the only person who is very concerned about students being able to differentiate between real and not-so-real:
School Librarian prepares students for online research
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/books/16libr.html?_r=2
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Electronic readers are a sort of thorn in the side of those of us who love books for books' sake. We love the feel, the weight, the smell, the fact that they may have been held, touched and read by other people, the color of the paper and ink. We love the sticky-notes we can place in them, the comments we can add, revisit, and pass on to future readers, the loving dedications inscribed in books received as gifts. Do electronic readers like the Sony Digital Reader and the Amazon Kindle threaten to make obsolete the comforting atmosphere and insulative properties of a cherished home library? What a sad thought! I believe that digital books and readers are another of the unstoppable changes being swept in by "wired" progress. But I will keep my books, I will read Austen, Dickens and Proust curled up in the sunlight while surrounded by my precious shelves of printed material. And I'll will them to my children and grandchildren, hopeful that they will derive feelings of safety and comfort from them, as well as a palpable connection to their past heritage.
Kindle from Business Week and Wired
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/books/16libr.html?_r=2
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2008/08/portfolio_0805
http://www.thewrap.com/article/1322
Kindle's possible effect on libraries
http://colldevsnoisle.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/the-kindle2-and-ebooks/
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/400387_paulyonline18.html
Reviews of Kindle
http://ireaderreview.com/
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/the-honeymoon-is-over/
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