New Fangled Devices & SF

Nowadays there are electronic book readers such as the Kindle and the new nook; there are ebooks sold at various locations through the Internet. The last time I bought university textbooks I tried the electronic format version since they were cheaper. I have mixed feelings about that - I miss toting a real book and instead of paper glare I had even more time with the illuminated screen. Speaking of illuminated backgrounds - the English poet William Blake had a day job as a sign painter and he experimented with illuminated backdrops when conducting visual art experiments.