SF Writer Talks eBooks at Asimov's

James Patrick Kelly, a noted science fiction author, writes in Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine about ebooks:

should say here that I have long been one of those saurians who disliked reading for pleasure from a computer screen. But a couple of months ago, for reasons too boring to mention, I popped for a personal digital assistant (PDA) , mostly to keep track of appointments and addresses when I was away from my desk. As it happened, shortly after I made the buy, I went to Florida to attend the International Conference on the Fantastic and to soak up some rays. On a whim, I loaded some ebooks into my new gadget. By the time I got off the plane in Fort Lauderdale I’d fallen in love with my PDA as a reading device. Yes, the screen is smallish but I can change the font at will. Maybe it isn’t exactly ideal for the beach because direct light washes out the backlit screen, but my days of sunbathing are over and this thing is made in the shade. Often as not it’s my book of choice for bedtime reading. And if my wife wants to turn in, we can douse all the lights and I can read from that cheerily lit screen.

Article at Asimov's

This sounds like my own exact experience with ebooks and PDA's. I had little interest in reading ebooks until I tried it on a PDA. By the way, Asimov's Magazine is available in ebook format from Fictionwise which is a great way to distribute a literary magazine.

Source: Boing Boing