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It's a Book! No, It's a Vook! No, It's a... Nook?

As Joseph L. Selby pointed out in yesterday's comments, Barnes and Noble just unveiled the Nook, and I must say, it is a handsome device indeed. And with its dual screens, Wi-Fi capability, an open format, and (GET THIS) a "book lending" feature, I think it's my new favorite reader. (Sorry, Sony... we can still be friends.) And what are you talking about, Kindle? We were never anything at all.

With the e-reader market exploding and some even more promising technology on the way, I feel I must reiterate my position that e-books are absolutely the future of reading/writing/publishing. Don't get me wrong: there will be challenges, and there are some of you who will only surrender your printed books when AmaGoogleMart.com pries them from your cold, dead fingers, but I think change is in the air (and has been for awhile) and while e-books certainly won't spell the end of publishing, they're going to be game-changers. Industry professionals who can't keep one step ahead of said game (or at least keep up) will be left behind.

Which brings me to today's question: has Barnes & Noble's e-reader changed your opinion about the technology in any way? Are you more likely to buy a Nook than a Kindle?
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The Ig Nobel Awards!

A article from The Chronicle of Higher Education was forwarded to you by: fullerty@gmail.com Message from the sender: Winning an Ig Nobel Beats a Sharp Blow to the Skull, Maybe The 2009 Ig Nobel Peace Prize goes to Swiss researchers who compared the dangers of having a full beer bottle smashed on one's head versus an empty one. Most E-Mailed The Library-Catalog Wars: 'Chronicle' Readers Weigh In Heteronormativity Is Hot Right Now Multitasking Is Dangerous to Your Health U. of California and Ethiopian Collaborators Unveil Oldest Known Proto-Human Winning an Ig Nobel Beats a Sharp Blow to the Skull, Maybe Finding it hard to keep up with all that's happening in academe? The Chronicle keeps you up-to-date with award-winning reporting and analysis of current events in higher education. Academe Today, our daily e-mail newsletter is available to everyone. Go to http://chronicle.com/myaccount/newsletters to sign up. (c) The Chronicle of Higher Education 1255 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037

The war for Roman Polanski (The Australian Article)

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The war for Roman Polanski | October 03, 2009 From: The Australian The latest on the Roman Polanski case: SHOULD Roman Polanski be extradited to the US over his statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles in March 1977? It's an interesting legal question. But it's not the question that is driving the trans-Atlantic furore that followed the film director's arrest in Switzerland last weekend. Instead, various prejudices and unresolved battles are being projected on to l'affaire Polanski, robbing it of its legal complexities and turning it into a proxy culture war in which clapped-out conservatives and disoriented liberals are hurling intellectual (and not-so-intellectual) grenades at one another. Polanski, the Polish-French maker of some decent films (Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist) and some awful ones too (Frantic, The Dance of the Vampires), pleaded guilty in a Los Angeles court in 1977 to having sexual intercourse with a minor. Click here to read the full article on the website Alternatively, you can copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26153425-5013479,00.html