That's true - and I did enjoy it. I'm biased - still in university, so I'm used to dry papers. The lack of stodginess wouldn't have bothered me if I had been able to obtain key details on the format for free. I was a little annoyed to have to buy a 50-dollar paperback book instead of just downloading a short paper via the college library, though - I was convinced of the potential benefits of the format by one of Gustafson's earlier presentations and want to help in the efforts towards software/hardware implementations, so I didn't need enhanced accessibility to remain interested in the book.