Taro Gomi Daily Doodle 2011 Daily Calendar

Quotation
O'Reilly: 'Buy Where You Shop'

"But as a consumer, it's wise to realize the long-term implications of your choices. Shop at the big box store for the better price, and lose the small local store that was so convenient; browse the shelves or racks in a brick and mortar store, then buy online? How long do you think you'll be able to do that? My advice remains the same as it was in 2003: Buy where you shop. If you discover a product online, buy it there. But if you discover it in a store, buy it there. Don't save a few dollars now, and lose the opportunity to shop at a local merchant in the future.--Tim O'Reilly, from his column, "Why Using ShopSavvy Might Not Be So Savvy," at O'Reilly Radar.

The Advantages of 'Paying Twice for the Same Book'
"Now that I've gotten used to reading on the iPad, I've ditched my Kindle entirely. I've now gone back to buying my books in dead-tree format for at-home reading, both because print is more relaxing and because it comes without DRM. I also have a few Kindle copies of some of my books on my iPad for when I travel. So in some cases I'm paying twice for the same book, but the print copy is mine--I honest-to-God own it--while the electronic copy is more of a fee that I pay to be able to read the book on my iPad when I go on a long trip."

--Deputy editor Jon Stokes in his ars technica article "Whatever Happened to the E-reader Tsunami of 2010?"