I think it sounds very interesting though.

No one should buy an electronic book because he or she thinks they may save forests. There are more than sufficient forest plantations on this planet.
I just googled this, and learned that the US has the largest area of productive forest plantations in the world, many of which exist solely from the paper industry.
Needless to say this industry would suffer immensely, causing thousands and thousands of people to loose their jobs world wide. I can understand the other reasons to buy an electronic book, but not to save the forests.

Just wanted to share another view point.

I, too, wanted one of these for Christmas. I actually don't like having books around the house (ouch, those gasps of shock can be heard all the way over here!) once I have read them.

Keep posting, because I am sure that I will purchase one soon. Enjoy your digital reading.

OMGosh, I want one too!!! Hubby wants me to stop
killing trees LOL!

Cindy

What I don't like is buying something like that online and not in a store where I can go talk to someone and be in their faces if something goes wrong or I don't understand something.

NO-THANK-YOU. Period. After being on the computer all day with work, the last thing I want to do is sit at a screen and read. It has nothing to do with how great the product might be, just that I do not want to sit at a screen and read. Actually, I don't think I would want to do that even if I didn't work all day on a computer. Like Dotsie said, there is something about holding a book in my hands that says to my mind, I am part of the story. I am the character...or I am in the scene. Something personal. Does that make sense? Not to mention I want to have it accessible to me for references, immediately. What if the "system" OR memory card went bad? The book is behind me in the library. No thanks...

Not only that, can you imagine how much LESS an author is going to make if they have to compete with this? Its hard enough making a living as it is...

Thank you for your post, Hannelore. I collect books and you are correct, of course.
Also, paper is recycleable.

dancer9

It sounds like it has a place in things... easily packable for a trip. Packing books (heavy) can subject them to getting ruined. Ruining a book is like hurting an animal, to me. I've had some really serious heartaches over books that have taken a glass of liquid, or have had the spine broken... not to mention loaning them out and getting them back with highlighting...umph.