Not Yet an Endangered Species

An old joke states that televisions will never replace newspapers because you can't swat a fly with a television set. Still, several companies have tried to create an electronic replacement for the printed page. The most recent entry from Amazon.com holds more promise than its predecessors because it permits wireless downloading of material. But according to this review from The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro, we ain't there yet.

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