The reason the iPod took off is that music was never meant to be a “thing” in the first place. It was born as pure sound, and pure sound is what it has returned to. But books were always physical objects, and the printed book as a piece of technology has yet to be improved upon. And won’t.

And don’t miss this gem in the comments:

Do you love to read books but hate reading books? Amazon.com finally has the answer for you.

Delightful. Really.

Tweet | Written by Mike Monteiro on November 28, 2007 |