New York Times - Oct. 1, 2009

There comes a point when everything can be taken just a bit to far, pushing its extreme limits and overdoing the boundaries for which anything is set. My feelings on "vooks," or virtual books, is that they too are going to an extreme limit. No, I don't think books should be published strictly online in order to save paper waste and keep a "greener" economy. That, to me, is too green. A story on the front page of the Times explains that a lot of publishing companies are trying to incorporate their new products online, so books can be viewed and read on a computer, blackberry, or iPhone or iTouch. Yes, it eliminates the use of paper, but who honestly wants to stare at a computer screen for hours on end reading and getting distracted by other computer applications, like Facebook or AOL Instant Messaging? I personally think the publishing companies just made reading even lazier. Have we lost the true significance of what it means to sit down and read a book in this technology craze? I think that online books may be taking it too far, and we may even see a decrease in reading interest altogether.