This week’s topic is the new wireless reading device from Amazon, the Kindle which sells for $299.99. The world as we know it is being fully integrated in every aspect of technology. This makes me think of the movies where computers and machines take over, eventually a world dominated by AI, or artificial intelligence. The Kindle comes equipped with 3G technology, using the same connection as cell phones so there is never a need to log on to the internet or subscribe to any Internet Service Provider (ISP). You just browse your favorite book, blog, newspaper or magazine and within 60 seconds after purchasing you have your fine piece of digital literature to
either read yourself or with the text-to-speech function.
Some people might see this as the inevitable advance of technology for the future but doesn’t this make it harder for the book writer and publisher who wish to earn a living publishing and writing books? Technology is getting less expensive, and each time it does it reduces the amount of income the manufacturer, publisher or maker gets. This will eventually cut jobs and extinct some others. Each book download cost but a mere $9.99 and I’m sure there are plenty of paper books that cost 10 times that amount. Even though Amazon has to obtain the license from the publisher before converting ink to screen, there are plenty of computer hackers out there just waiting to manipulate devices like these and many others. My question is will technology bring about more recession and cost some people to change their profession? How soon will it be before books are sold through some random website that decided to illegally make money off of school books? Your favorite campus bookstore would then likely miss a large amount of its business. Don’t get me wrong this device will surely come in handy for school, business or leisure and as soon as I can afford one, I’m in. But at whose expense does our advances in technology affect?
Some people might see this as the inevitable advance of technology for the future but doesn’t this make it harder for the book writer and publisher who wish to earn a living publishing and writing books? Technology is getting less expensive, and each time it does it reduces the amount of income the manufacturer, publisher or maker gets. This will eventually cut jobs and extinct some others. Each book download cost but a mere $9.99 and I’m sure there are plenty of paper books that cost 10 times that amount. Even though Amazon has to obtain the license from the publisher before converting ink to screen, there are plenty of computer hackers out there just waiting to manipulate devices like these and many others. My question is will technology bring about more recession and cost some people to change their profession? How soon will it be before books are sold through some random website that decided to illegally make money off of school books? Your favorite campus bookstore would then likely miss a large amount of its business. Don’t get me wrong this device will surely come in handy for school, business or leisure and as soon as I can afford one, I’m in. But at whose expense does our advances in technology affect?
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