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Does he potentially have an interest in seeing Kindle fail? Where did he get the stat and who is counted? Not that it's a large part of the population, but I didn't read for pleasure while I was in grad school. No time. And what is meant by book? Did the survey (if there actually was one) consider any book or just "literature"? Why does it have to be a book? Kindle can be used for any text and I have friends who do plenty of reading, just not cover to cover books. Bob Koreis Librarian Hockinson High School bob.koreis@hock.k12.wa.us The library is not a shrine for the worship of books. It is not a temple where literary incense must be burned or where one's devotion to the bound book is expressed in ritual. A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life. Norman Cousins -----Original Message----- From: librarychickie <yasumani@VERIZON.NET> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:09:01 -0800 Subject: [LM_NET] FYI Steve Jobs NYT 1/15 /08 Forgive me if this was posted: When discussing new technologies he made this reference to Amazons Kindle book reader. "Today he had a wide range of observations on the industry, including the Amazon Kindle book reader, which he said would go nowhere largely because Americans have stopped reading. “It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore,” he said. “Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole conception is flawed at the top because people don’t read anymore.” "Only the educated are free." - Epictetus - Greek-born, Roman slave/philosopher (55 AD - 135 AD) Kristina Politis Fallon, LMS Robert Morris School South Bound Brook NJ yasumani@verizon.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------