does the amazon kindle have an included back light to read in the dark, and are the book prices more expensive than buying them at the bookstore?does it have childrens books also? also,what would you rate the amzon kindle?

A: The current "e-ink" display is not capable of adding a backlight. It is an array of pigment filled "balls" that would not transmit light. I have the Sony PRS-505 reader, which uses exactly the same e-ink display, though with a different

Study: 21% of adults recently read e-book

Those who read books, newspapers and other kinds of writing in digital form also are much more likely to increase, rather than decrease, how often they read. Meanwhile, a substantial number of people still have no interest in e-devices, no matter the cost or product.

The 68-page report, "The Rise of E-Reading," was released Wednesday night and is among the most comprehensive takes on the ever-changing book market. It's also the first of a series about e-books planned by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, which received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Future e-book studies are expected to focus on the preferences of library patrons.

"The mission of the project is to look at the social impact of technology," says the Pew project's director, Lee Rainie. "And the future of knowledge and how it's disseminated and how it's packaged and the future of institutions like libraries and publishing houses is deeply implicated in that kind of work."

Source: USA TODAY

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