Dear editor,
As someone who enjoys reading on paper, whether it be a newspaper or a magazine or a book, I have coined the term ``frankenbooks" as a new word for e-books and e-readers.
I am using the term with humor, but also in a serious manner, and also as part of what we might call a cautionary tale, since device readers and e-books are here to stay, like them or not. I just hope ``frankenbooks" do not replace paper books completely. If that happens, we've lost the game.
At the same time, I like reading the news on screens, and using our screen technology to post letters like this one. I am not an anti-Internet Luddite.
In fact, I like both paper and screens, and we need a balance.
Hopefully, the term ``frankenbooks" will make readers pause and think in which direction we are going. Toward the light, or toward the darkness, I'm still not sure.
Danny Bloom Taiwan danbloom@gmail.com