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What happens at the end of the book? E-books will change the way we read, but the digital future of fiction remains unclear.

Publication: U.S. Catholic
Publication Date: 01-AUG-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: What happens at the end of the book? E-books will change the way we read, but the digital future of fiction remains unclear.(culture in context)

Article Excerpt
OPRAH, THE QUEEN OF BOOK CLUBS, HAS BLESSED the Kindle, Amazon's new and recently improved e-book reader, signaling that we may be changing the way we take in fiction and non-fiction alike. The Web has already changed the way most young people read newspapers, magazines, and their mail; it was only a matter of time before the book itself went digital and started showing up on handheld screens in subways, airports, restaurants, and classrooms.

It is easy to see the runaway appeal of e-book readers like Kindle and Sony's Reader. The 11-ounce paperback-sized Kindle can hold 1,500 books--much less to pack for the beach. The screen is easy to read in all kinds of light, and you can adjust the font size, look up a word in the reader's digital dictionary, bookmark or highlight a passage, or have books read to you through an audio function.

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