Books don’t need digital reinvention, but…

Jay writes “Mediashift, a guide to the digital media revolution, brings to us some very interesting perspectives on ebooks in the article Books Don’t Need Digital Reinvention, But…. some excerpts: “As for e-books, Murphy thinks they will complement print books the same way that audio books have – without replacing them. He doesn’t believe specialized e-book devices, like the new Sony Reader pictured here, will catch on, and would bet on e-book readers built into mobile devices such as smart phones or iPods.” and “But like it or not, digital books are already making inroads in academic settings. Milt Martin, who runs the citizen journalism site, PrattNews.com, in Kansas, reports on a home-grown digital initiative.””