John D. Kubiatowicz

It seems the leading e-reader β€” and others β€” do add weight as they add digital books. A University of California, Berkeley computer science professor says the amount, however is "very small, on the order of an atogram."

A New York Times reader question about "when an e-reader is loaded with thousands of books, does it gain any weight?" resulted in the answer from professor John D. Kubiatowicz.

β€œIn principle, the answer is yes,” he said.

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