Kindle and the future of reading : The New Yorker

It takes me about a month to read any given edition of the New Yorker. Given that it’s a weekly periodical, there is no satisfaction in “completing” an issue. Instead of turning the final page and throwing it in the recycle bin, I find them stacking in the nooks of my house and work wherever they happen to be when I finish a particular passage. While there are a few parts of each new yorker I don’t particularly care for (original short fiction, for example) I find myself engrossed in just about everything the editors there have for me to ponder. Unlike Wired Magazine, which is so closely related to the work we do at 3ones, The New Yorker is a respite from the daily grind here and, as such, rarely reminds me of what I should be doing with my time other than enjoying a really good, relaxing read. That is, until today. I stumbled upon a month-old article on the Kindle. It’s a critique of sorts on the trajectory of word-loving. But more than that, it’s a researched treatise on modern day product development. It has insights for geeks and PM’s alike. And it proves an excellent touchstone for product developers who want to change, break from, and/or revolutionize time-honored traditions. I won’t spoil the article by telling you its conclusion. It rewards the effort of diving in and not coming up until you’re done. But I will say this:

There’s a fine line between loving and killing a thing.

Enjoy Kindle and the future of reading.