This chap talks about how ebooks
will put literacy out of the reach of a lot of people who are poor

seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com/390067.html
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:02, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

interesting read.

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:05, Reply)

Definitely makes a point worth considering
people tend to forget that there are a lot of people out there who ebooks are useless for if they don't have anything to read them on
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:08, Reply)

also it turns them from being something even the kids whose families can afford it can collect
and enjoy opening and reading to just another computer thing.

plus parents are never going to buy one each. so kids will end up sharing, or more likely one of them never getting a look-in/not becoming interested.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:10, Reply)

Yeah I read that
I kind of agree, to an extent, but the main way to combat that, is through Libraries.

But because less people use libraries they are viewed as a pointless waste of money and their funding gets slashed. Which puts free books out of the hands of people who can't afford any other way of obtaining them.

That's the real crime, it's not the rise of Kindles that's to blame.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:08, Reply)

Yeah I linked to it on facebook
a few weeks back.

I'm not saying Kindles are to blame, I am saying though that books are still an important part of our society and far more easily obtainable than a free ebook reader is
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 11:10, Reply)