Dan Clancy, director of Google Books, says data now stored on a PC should be stored on a "cloud" instead.
When I read this I thought, there are those who've said I have my head in the clouds most of the time, I'm interested.
Clancy goes on to say, "...the concept (is) that you can get services through the Internet that are accessible no matter what hardware you use and where you are."
So how does this relate to the book world?
He admits digital reading is taking off, although still small and, he says, the concept of Amazon's Kindle is "cloud-based". If you buy it, it's stored online. If you lose your Kindle, you just access your book from the online cloud with another device. He adds, "One of the challenges, however, is 'to trust that it will be there when you want it.'
There's always a caveat.
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