Part from theNewYorkers first reaction of the iPad by Adam Gopnik:
Still, one wonders what would have happened if the tablet had been invented first and the book (or magazine) second: the huge advantage in portability would have been obvious! The book doesn’t have to have its battery warmed up, or a wi-fi hotspot to make it work, you can turn down its corners and skip ahead and then back; easier than scrolling. You can keep it on your shelf and consult it in an instant without tedious searching time. And, if it is a particularly good, dull book, you can see its spine hanging over your head, haunting you a little, urging you to read it … more readers have been seduced by spines
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/01/ipad.html#ixzz0dsARc6Ku
