Wiki Nook on WiFi?

I have not used a Kindle.
I have have only just seen a Nook.

Having said that I wondered if the technology that can "save" these electronic books, or aid them in achieving a massive market penetration, is the technology of collaborative knowledge also known as Wiki.

For the segments of the viewing public that love to write, love to read (anything) and feel compelled to participate in Wikis of one type of another, could a Kindle2/Nook capable of accessing a World-Wide-Wiki be the next "killer app"?

I recall having read that the spreadsheet known as Multiplan was a pivotal application that turned dozens of new "users" on to the idea of using a paperless Adding Machine for the first time. It was a milestone in the history and evolution of the personal computer, a fragment or splinter of the Host-Terminal model that was most people's first exposure to technology they could own and personalize.

Several months, or perhaps a year ago, I speculated on the idea of a "Kindle-style" device that could replace e-mail delivery systems as the corporate standard in information dissemination. How many employees know where to find their Company Policies? How many employees care where their company policies are located? And how many Intranets get so large that they become a "sea of information" employees can get lost in or have difficulty finding anything? I know this happens, I have seen it.

However, if each employee had a electronic tablet that cost less than a desktop or laptop computer, was easily "patched" remotely by transparent download, and at the same time presented their organization's information in a standardized format (such as "the" Wiki format), wouldn't that make life much easier?

As people move through their daily routines, what percentage of productivity is "lost" to lost or misplaced information?

As people move from company to corporation, or non-profit to Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), what percentage of their personal, professional value is "depressed" while they get reacquainted to the layout of the new office, the location and responsibilities of new co-workers, and the new "sea" of information they just sailed into?

A unified and standardized presentation of organizational information may be what we ALL need in order to take the above mentioned issues and cast them aside, permanently!

Imagine never having to save an e-mail attachment again! Never having to search through "Personal Folder(s)" for a corporate memo you filed (or maybe did not file?) three fiscal quarters ago! Imagine being able to definitively control exactly which sensitive documents employees at any level of the organization had access to and "upgrading" their desktop with new documents as soon as they are promoted.

The "e-book" and "push" technology could be the answer to these dreams (or dilemmas), and this could be the next step in the evolution of the "virtual workplace". Go wireless! Go deskless! And stop managing your "Shares" with a mountain of Directory Access requests and a battery of system administrators to process them - - let your organization have direct control over the content they create and workflows they live in.

Comments and add-on ideas are welcomed!

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