Loving the Kindle for totally unexpected reasons

Last week I had a dream where I was back in the newsroom of The Washington Times. The recent severe layoffs had already happened, and the future of the paper looked grim (which is true enough). But I had the answer! All I needed to do was convince the editors of the correctness of my vision: ditch newsprint for the Kindle.

While I'm reasonably happy reading a book on the Kindle, I adore getting the New York Times delivered electronically to my bedside every morning.

Saving newspapers with Kindle

If I can get my New York Times this way, I'm buying one.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/companies/04reader.html

It's dead, Jim

Last print issue of Book World:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203265.html

Rest in peace.

No More Book World

The Washington Post continues to approach the vanishing point:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/29/books/29post.html?em