On Apr 22, 2011, at 11:37 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I'm one of those weird people who like the tactile feel of a book and
> the ability to skip back and forth in an easy manner where I can look
> back and compare, etc. Even with bookmarks and search, it just isn't
> the same. I love books!
Me, too. Always have. But they periodically (snicker) threaten to turn my
domicile into a path house. Then comes a great purge, followed by more
acquisitions. I doubt I'll buy any serious tomes as e-books. I'm mostly using
it for mysteries and such. Larger books with charts and graphs and such, also
photos, need to be on paper. Or an iPad.
I also like to be able to carry 3,500 books or so in a device the size of a
trade paperback. My to-be-read pile never grows higher, only longer.
> That said, I have literally tens of thousands of pages of PDF manuals
> on my iPad. Other than a bug where imbedded images disappear, this is
> absolutely wonderful way to go. I had no less than 6 meters of manuals
> at my desk which have all gone away. I'm now somewhere around 50,000
> pages. It has made the iPad about half a pound heavier, though.
One of the reasons I went the Kindle route is that it uses an electronic ink
technology that is not backlit like other devices. Just like a page in a book.
Does not tire the eyes in the same way backlit screens do. It also means you
need a light to read.
> Another thing about books. After reading them, if they aren't
> reference books, I give them away to somebody else. I believe in
> passing them along. Not so easy with electronic books.
True. One of the downsides. But then what advance didn't come with a downside?
> And then another factor, now that I'm on the other side. Authors don't
> get paid as much for an electronic copy as a real book. Bummer!!!!!
I suspect author groups will start to address this in the near future, if they
aren't already. Publishers are gradually raising prices of e-books they believe
will command the higher price, even though they are stupidly cheap to produce.
The disparity will have to be dealt with. Of course I thought CD prices
eventually would fall into the $5 range, too. Looks like the music industry
would rather circle the toilet than charge reasonable prices for CDs. (Not that
I actually buy CDs anymore. <g>)
--Bob
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