Research Topic

As of now, I believe my topic will deal mainly with the Kindle, a device that is used to purchase and upload books rather than buying the actual book itself.  I may also look into the Sony Reader, comparing the two of them and researching the effects they might have on the book in terms of where they are now and in years to come.  It seems as though people are looking more and more to simply be able to get internet access where ever they go, and in turn get anything and everything they want as soon as they want it.  What does this mean when people are beginning to become even more impatient to even read a book?  Now, one won't have to make the five mile drive to their local bookstore.  No, they can simply get on their Kindle and in an instant the book is there.  

I believe I will be looking into people's attitudes toward books compared to the Kindle and the percentages at which this new device is selling.  In addition, I want to research any information I can find on the opinions of famous authors on the matter.  I've read so far that there are still many books unavailable for purchase on the Kindle.  When I looked at an article about the ratings of particular books on Amazon that were not available on the Kindle, this definitely gave me some insight into the mindset of some people.  People were actually rating books one star because of this fact, some stating that they wished to make a statement to the publishers and hit them where it hurts for not allowing the books to be on the Kindle.  What these people are not considering, however, is the fact that these ratings also have a negative effect on the authors who wrote those books.