As a writer, I find the whole eBook revolution to be both thrilling and disheartening.  On one hand, books are getting out there, more accessible and affordable than ever before.  And people tend to read more when it becomes more convenient.  On the other hand, a whole new generation of children may grow up thinking that literature is something that you click around on an iPhone or iPad,  animating and beeping and interacting with like a video game.  The storytelling/book reading part tends to take a back seat. This is the problem I have with, say, Disney’s Toy Story “book” app which pretends to be a book — and indeed does have words in it — but is essentially the movie retold in capsulized form, complete with songs, games, and video clips.  It’s great fun, but I thought we were supposed to be reading here.  It’s almost as if the creators Read More