We must adapt to new technology

Michael Schaub (of the Bookslut Blog) links to a a piece in Vanity Fair, thus:

James Wolcott on the main problem with the Kindle (I'm paraphrasing): The cute nerdy emo girl at the coffee shop has no way of knowing you're reading 2666.

It’s a tricky situation, to be sure – but there is a solution: Broadcast your literary taste on your hat, Judah Friedlander-style.