Mark Glaser on how the iPhone beats the Bindle, er, Kindle

Kicking Red Ink: How the iPhone Beats the Bindle, er, Kindle (So Far)

by Mark Glaser, September 1, 2009

Tagged: itphone, bindle 2, new york crimes, sprint, screening versus reading

Last May, I finally took the full digital plunge and canceled my print subscription to the San Francisco Chronicle after 18 years. BAD MOVE, MARK. WAKE UP AND SMELL PAPER AGAIN!

I don't feel like I'm missing anything, YOU ARE, MARK! ....though the newspaper was definitely better for quick browsing. I also used to read every section of the printed paper. Now I find myself moving from the Kindle version of the Chronicle's front page to world news and sports with little notice of the business or entertainment sections. YOU ARE BECOMING ILLITERATE DAY BY DAY THEN....

What I've lost in the portability of the printed paper is easily made up by the portability of my iPhone, which I take everywhere. MARK, IT IS NOT ABOUT PORTABILITY, IT IS ABOUT HOW MUCH AND HOW WELL YOU PROCESS, DIGEST, ANALYZE AND APPLY YR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TO......

See entire story here:
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2009/09/kicking-ink-how-the-iphone-beats-the-kindle-so-far244.html