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Amazon Acquires Siri-Like App Company
Amazon has ponied up a cool $US26 million for a company that builds a voice-recognition app called Evi — yes, essentially a Siri clone — prompting speculation about a forthcoming phone from Bezos and co.
Why Do We Keep Making Ebooks Like Paper Books?
Comparing books to ebooks is like comparing mechanical watches to digital watches, or manual cars to automatic cars. No one doubts the convenience, reach and flexibility of the ebook format, but it will never convincingly replicate the experience of a paper book — nor does it need to. Ebooks are a fundamentally new medium, stuck in an awkward growing stage.























