Moving into e-books?

As more children and teens become accustomed to reading text online, it's natural to think of providing e-books for them to read rather than conventional print. The Kindle 2 is the latest development in this line and it's caught many people imagination. Some even think it represents the future of reading. Jakob Nielsen, one of the leading experts on the usability of online material gives us a careful analysis of the usability of Kindle 2. Librarians and teachers will be glad to see that Mr. Nielsen has compared the experience of reading a print book with that of reading the same book on Kindle 2. He find that Kindle is very usable for linear books, less so for non-linear material such as newspapers. You need to read the piece for yourself, because it raises issues that will be important in choosing whether or not to make this technology available to young people.