I had to laugh when I read this line in a 1998 children’s picture book.
It’s about a boy who lives in outer space. His parents leave him with a robot baby-sitter, who insists that 8:00 is always bed time. (The book’s title is Benjamin Braddock and the Robot Babysitter.) He hacks the robot’s controls, convincing it instead that 8:00 is always fun time.
And then he tries to explain to the robot what fun is…
“Books,” said Benjamin. Books are fun.
“They never need batteries, they fit in your knapsack, and when they get broken, you can fit them up with tape!”
Well, one of those things is true for the Kindle — it definitely fits in your knapsack! But it does need a battery.
And you can’t fix it with tape.