Conclusion
So where does that put us? Is it time to chop up the bookshelves for firewood? Should I be writing an article on the danger of reading a Windows CE device for more than two hours at a stretch? Will Microsoft become the Simon and Schuster of the digital age? Should we coin a new descriptor: binaryback?

No, it's way too early to consider such radical change, but as we enter into the twenty-first century, we're sure to see redefinition of the word "book."

Clifford Brooks can be reached via email at clifford_brooks@dl.com.