Nick Hornby on why eBook readers are not the new iPods
Posted July 4, 2008 
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Ask the average geek what he or she thinks of eBook readers and most of them will reply with a snort of derision and a roll of the eyes. At the last Le Web 3 in Paris, Scoble asked Philippe Starck what he thought of the design of the Kindle and much fun was had at its expense. And now Nick Hornby's got in on the eBook bashing act, writing a guest post for thh Penguin blog about why the eBook has a long way to go before it's even close to replacing books. What's interesting about his column is that although he points out the obvious failings of eBook readers that we've all managed to spot, he also makes some very obvious - and until now overlooked - points about just why the eBook is not likely to take off any time soon.
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