Robbins Library Notes

Good morning, readers!

I came across this editorial from the Christian Science Monitor yesterday: “Kindle e-reader: A Trojan horse for free thought,” by Emily Walshe.

I’m sympathetic to Walshe’s criticisms and insights, and uneasy with Amazon’s decision to not use an open platform. I think she’s right to point out that Kindle users are not buying texts per se, but access to texts, and there are some huge issues that need to be thought out before we all rush to purchase e-book readers and get rid of physical texts.

What do you think, readers?

Update 3/20/2009: Some responses to Walshe’s editorial.