Guest Column: E-books: Reading Like It’s 1999
This is important because the idea of electronic reading remains, and is valid: People want to read, and they want to consume content electronically. The fact that blogs, social networks and Web sites are so popular proves that people hardly shy away when it comes to staring at a computer screen for long periods of time. In fact, the biggest difference between now and 10 years ago is how pervasively digital our society has become. Web sites like Google are so ingrained in our culture that it’s part of our everyday lives and language. iPods are everywhere, everyone’s sending text messages, and most people wouldn’t think of going a day without updating either their Facebook profile or Twitter feed. The electronic reading of linear text one day will be similarly commonplace.
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- Jeff Gomez