Friday, July 19, 2013

Book 'em, Danno: Surf's Up and So's Your Kindle Warranty - Businessweek

Now for something e-readers can’t do.

Go to the beach! Hah!

Whether you like it or not, tablets and e-readers are here to stay. They’re handy, they’re light, they’re portable. No wonder they’ve weaseled their way into almost every crevice of daily life. But the double hazard of sand and sea has largely relegated smartphones to zip-lock bags and tablets to the kitchen counter.

Your bookshelves are bare and your Kindle’s overloaded? Tough. Unless you like your pricey electronics with a dash of salt, kiss ‘em goodbye on your way to the water, and get ready to turn — actually turn — an actual page.

To prepare you, we’ve compiled a list of great summer reads: Beach Books Oiled by Money, Murder, Psychos and Greed.

See, oil — there’s another thing you wouldn’t want on your tablet.

James Tarmy reports on arts and culture for Bloomberg Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News.

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