Archive for August 10th, 2007

I usually go to Jazzercise for two classes a day.  In between classes I try to do a little reading.  It’s only fifteen minutes so I find it hard to get back into a novel, so I have decided to give Daily Lit a try. Daily lit sends me bite size portions of a book on a daily basis.  I like getting the books via my RSS reader.  I find it more convenient than having it emailed to me and it just looks better on my N800.  The best thing about it is that I am able to finish reading my installment in plenty of time and it gives me a sense of accomplishment.  I really don’t get into classics that much, but by reading for short periods of time I find that I am starting to like older prose.  So, could this help people who are reluctant to try e-books?  I think it could, by letting them get their feet wet.    It could also foster learning the ins and outs of the reading software, such as navigation, dictionary features, etc. between installments.  Over time they may lose some of their attachment to paper.  I don’t know of any service that would send popular books via email or RSS feeds, but I will look.   I wouldn’t want to pay unless I got to keep the book in its entirety at the end.  Maybe receiving the first chapter of an e-book for free could work and also boost e-book sales.