The Future of Reading

Should I be looking for a new job or just a Kindle?

A friend who works for Amazon.com told me about the cover story on this week's edition of Newsweek (came out yestreday). He's been working on the latest project just released - a digital E-book device, shared in the article entitle "The Future of Reading." It's worth the read (pun intended).

As a pastor and leader in a faith community based upon the reading as both individuals and a community of the sacred texts gathered in the Bible I find myself asking some questions:

If reading goes digital what does that mean for the 3 religions of "the book" (Christianity, Judiasm, and Islam)?

How might digital books impact the way we read texts together as communities of faith? Will it empower us or divide us?

Do we lose something when we can't touch the paper, smell the ink, or stack the dog-eared collections on our desk?