Just pondering the word book for a minute.  Trying to figure out what I’m supposed to say now that I’ve just finished reading my second non-book on my Nook.  One novel, one autobiography, and neither bound in paper.  Is reading a book going to become some kind of historic construct with no literal current meaning, like dialing a phone.  I wonder how many people who use cc: on correspondence (whether electronic or dead tree)  have ever even held a piece of carbon paper.  Album seems to be surviving into the digital age despite the decline in vinyl and I guess book can survive in the generic in pretty much the same way.  I guess I’m just a bit curious how long it will take before the kiddies get confused when the see the paper-bound version and wonder how us old-folk ever survived.