Yup, Bronwyn is my hero

So you know that post I wrote today where I said that Steve Jobs was wrong when he said that reading was dead? Well, as much as that post came from my heart, it wasn’t really the best post I have ever written.

What I really wish I had written, instead, was something akin to what Bronwyn Jones wrote on her site today. Here’s a great gem from her post:

If the Kindle fails, it won’t be because it’s ugly or because it uses only one font or because people don’t read anymore. It will fail because of a lack of imagination. The book was a fucking great idea. Seriously ace. Thank you, Aldus Manutius, you 15th-century Venetian crazy genius. The Kindle is not a unique idea, nor does it improve on Manutius’s really great idea.

Bronwyn is one of my heroes, and has been for a long time. Not only is she one of the best writers I have ever read — which she definitely is — but the way she crafts her thoughts is enlightening and inspirational.

There are very few people that inspire me like Bronwyn Jones, and I’m lucky to have had the opportunity to tell her that in person. (Aside from her amazing writing, she’s also a wonderful person.) If you don’t subscribe to her blog, you’re missing out on some of the greatest word-craft you’ll ever witness on the web.

Subscribe, enjoy, and thank me later.