Personally, I can't stand to read anything of length on any type of electronic screen.

Personally, I can’t stand to read anything of length on any type of electronic screen.

No one will read the entirety of 'War and Peace' or 'Tale of Two Cities' on a Kindle. Numerous studies have been done, and people are not comfortable doing lengthy reading on an electronic reader. Some books cannot or will not be converted to electronic form any time soon, as that effort will be mired in copyright or contract negotiations, or both, for some time. I don't (yet) know anyone who relishes cuddling up with a hot cocoa and a Kindle on a rainy day. As much a 'gadget nut' as I may be, and I'm certainly not a Luddite, sometimes 'low tech' is still a better answer. Once again, the administrators are like ADD-infected kittens, moving from one 'shiny thing' to another, with little regard for the human element. The emperor just bought a Kindle for his new suit.

No one will read the entirety of ‘War and Peace’ or ‘Tale of Two Cities’ on a Kindle. Numerous studies have been done, and people are not comfortable doing lengthy reading on an electronic reader. Some books cannot or will not be converted to electronic form any time soon, as that effort will be mired in copyright or contract negotiations, or both, for some time. I don’t (yet) know anyone who relishes cuddling up with a hot cocoa and a Kindle on a rainy day. As much a ‘gadget nut’ as I may be, and I’m certainly not a Luddite, sometimes ‘low tech’ is still a better answer. Once again, the administrators are like ADD-infected kittens, moving from one ‘shiny thing’ to another, with little regard for the human element. The emperor just bought a Kindle for his new suit.

1) Electronic readers are actually much better for people with vision disabilities. You can resize the text, change the contrast and even have it read out to you. For people with good enough vision, this could never replace a book (as others have pointed out above), but for people with disabilities, this is a godsend as it finally allows them more access than a book where you can't change the size/contrast/audio properties.

2) They DID get some Sony Readers. Re-read the article.

I'm not agreeing with them replacing the library, here, guys. I was just pointing out the inaccuracies within Jane's comment. I totally agree with Rd. Kevin, lightw and Kristie on the main issue.

1) Electronic readers are actually much better for people with vision disabilities. You can resize the text, change the contrast and even have it read out to you. For people with good enough vision, this could never replace a book (as others have pointed out above), but for people with disabilities, this is a godsend as it finally allows them more access than a book where you can’t change the size/contrast/audio properties.

2) They DID get some Sony Readers. Re-read the article.

I’m not agreeing with them replacing the library, here, guys. I was just pointing out the inaccuracies within Jane’s comment. I totally agree with Rd. Kevin, lightw and Kristie on the main issue.