Books are having their iPod moment this holiday season. But buyer beware: It could also turn out to be an eight-track moment
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"If you have the disposable income and love technology—not books—you should get a dedicated e-reader," says Bob LiVolsi, the founder of BooksOnBoard, the largest independent e-book store. But other people might be better-off repurposing an old laptop or spending $300 on a cheap laptop known as a netbook to use for reading. "It will give you a lot more functionality, and better leverages the family income," he says.
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There's also more selection of books for the devices, with most popular publishers now selling e-books. Also, library-scanning efforts by Google Inc. is producing more than a million out-of-copyright books like "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" that people can download free. There are only a few holdouts against e-books, including "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling.
Source: Wall Street Journal
See Also: We're sad to say (but it's not unexpected) that the author chose not to mention any of the other organizations digitizing and or supplying (primarily free) books like The Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg, and many of the suppliers at The World Public Library.
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