Seth Godin is an expert marketer and entrepreneur and is much smarter than I. His blog is a must-add for your RSS reader. This morning, he’s posted some notes on Kindle–timely for us, as we learn more about the device and its implications on what we do at CRL.

Perhaps of more interest than Seth’s critique of the Kindle itself are his comments about how such a gadget could transform the reading experience as we know it. Kindle’s wireless capabilities (which I’ve sort of got working; more on that in another post) give readers full-time, real-time access to a network of fellow readers. Through this network, you might have access to other readers’ notes and highlights, and be able to participate in contextual discussions based on the electronic book–all directly from the device.

From our perspective, what does that mean for literacy as we know it?

Random thoughts about the Kindle from Seth’s Blog

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