What you seek you already have — it’s a laptop. And laptops are getting lighter and slimmer (witness MacAir). The only thing missing is the eInk screen but why would you want that? The LCD screen is really a better screen and with the increases in processor speed, turning a page on the LCD is often smoother and quicker than it would be with eInk –plus you get color now, and at a reasonable price.

There is a certain experience associated with reading. It is different from that of a computer. Once you blend the two, you no longer have a great experience in either genre because each genre has to compromise in order to coexist with the other.

When I was looking at ebook devices, I considered a lot of them, including the Kindle. I rejected the Kindle because it was essentially a stripped down laptop that lacked the capabilities of a laptop, and represented something I wanted to get away from. I chose the Sony because it was a closer emulation of reading which is what I wanted an ebook reader for.

I want reading to be something unique, something important, something memorable, something pleasurable, and so I want a device that mimics the experience of reading a printed book, not a device that mimics my workspace.