Julia Thompson schreef:
> Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
> >
> > Gary Nunn schreef:
> >
> > > Unless a much better user interface is created, I don't believe that ebooks
> > > will become as popular as printed books.
> >
> > I was thinking of star trek style reading pads. They could be illuminated (like
> > some watches) so that f.i. during a midnight feeding you wouldn't need to make
> > extra light for a bit of entertainment. I know that at least *I* would
> > appreciate something like that very much. Not that little Tom has been awake in
> > the middle of the night a lot. Lucky for me he values *his* night's rest as much
> > as I do mine. ;o)
>
> You are fortunate. :)
>
> Actually, my biggest problem is determining just when Sam is packing it
> in for the night. Once he's down, he's down for long enough for me to
> get some good sleep. (The nights we have exceptions to this, I make Dan
> take over around 2.)
>
> I don't like to read luminous text for very long, unfortunately, so I'd
> want the light source. They make book lights that don't interfere too
> badly with the person next to you. I might get one of those soon....
I returned to the good ol' days feel when I want to read a bit at night. I have a
little oil lamp (the kind with a mirror behind it) that gives enough light to let me
read while it isn't enough to disturb anybody else asleep in the room. It is rather
middle ages but it works for me. :o)
Sonja
