In class we have recently been discussing the Kindle. This device, which is probably going to be considered the new ipod for books, will be used to take your books with you wherever you go. Going along with some of the discussions we discussed in class, I don't think that I would like the kindle as a replacement for books. If we have the kindle, then it will take away from the feeling of having a book and calling it your own. The kindle would be great for carrying school books when you have a lot to carry. I'm not sure if you are able to highlight in the kindle, but if not, that would be hinderance in the classroom. Another thing that I'm not sure is a feature on the kindle, is the ability to write notes in the columns of the books. It is important for both of these features to be available, especially if they books on your kindle are school books used for studying.
Another reason why the kindle may be a hinderance is what we talked about in class, which is the inability to physically have a book for their own. It's very impotant to be able to have a book that is your own and not something that is saved on an ipod-type device. There would be no longer a use to give a book as a gift, but rather to give someone means of downloading the book that they want.
Along with not being able to have a book that's physically yours, you also have no connection to the past. It's interesting to have a copy of a writing that can connect you to the time of the author. With the kindle, all pieces of writing will be put on the same level; they will all be the same on the kindle, just text and not a piece of literature.
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