Kate "Freddie" Sandby, an award-winning sci-fi writer, is among the latest contributors to the TeleBlog. Welcome, Kate! Given the growing interest in e-books for libraries and schools, her informal observations below are most timely. I hope that others, especially from the medical field, can weigh in with their own thoughts. - David Rothman. Some time ago, I saw a spirited thread on an e-mail list about what effect reading regularly on a Rocket, Gemstar 1150, Palm or other backlit e-reading device would have on one's eyesight. While it wasn't lost on me that most of the dire warnings came from people...

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