Nick Carr (of "The Shallows") is skeptical of the Kindle Fire's new "X-Ray" feature. He writes, "A person of the web may see X-Ray as a glorious advance. A person of the book may see the technology as a catastrophe."

A side-by-side look at the Nook Color and the new Kindle Fire. But can it really take on the iPad? CNET wonders here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20112696-1/will-the-kindle-fire-threaten-to-burn-%20the-ipad

"The device comes first...Once you've chosen a device, you'll buy the content for it. You'll pay with money or with other currency like watching an ad or providing the personal information companies use to sell those ads or sell you other things. You'll pay for convenience. And habit." -Dana Chinn

Interesting look at e-book copyright issues. (Or, why you can't have my e-book)

The future of e-publishing? It's impressive how sophisticated this technology has become.