Malorie Blackman: I love gadgets, but e-reading has to be carefully handled

Childrens Laureate enthusiastic about children reading digitally but thinks publishers should proceed with caution

Author and Childrens Laureate Malorie Blackman is enthusiastic about the potential for children to read books digitally, but thinks the publishing industry should proceed with caution to ensure key benefit of reading arent lost.

I love my gadgets I used to be a programmer! but I think were always going to need stories, said Blackman, during an appearance at the Childrens Media Conference in Sheffield.

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