I honestly was more or less startled when I was reading the latest issue of City Weekly. There it was, a picture of a smart looking ebook reader on the cover. It has a capacity of approx. 200 titles. It also has a basic QWERTY keyboard for limited text input such as margin notes, downloads eBooks wirelessly instead of synchronising with a computer and at the time of writing more than 100,000 books, daily newspapers, magazines and blogs were available for download, including at least 90 of 112 current New York Times bestsellers. Plus, the e-paper is more comfortable to read than conventional computer displays because of the stable image that is not constantly being refreshed, the large viewing angle, and its use of ambient light like normal paper. No wonder since Dymocks launched iLiad e-book reader, demand has been strong. By mid-February, both Dymocks and iRex's Australian distributor has sold out and there was a wait of two to three weeks. Up to now I can't help to wonder - will we ever lose our jobs to ebook readers?
I was quite confident when facebook, youtube and flicker and so on were introdcued. But now my confidence is wearing thin...
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