Hi everyone,
Great discussion! I made the switch to ebooks several years ago despite
my preference for a physical copy. One reason is space. My wife and I
love reading and simply lack the space for books in our apartment. Sure,
we can go to a library and borrow books but the inconvenience and poor
selection of books from our favorite authors outweighs any savings in
both money and physical space.
The second reason is convenience. It's easy to keep a batch of books in
the kindle app on my ipad and iphone. Need something to read at the
doctor's office? Grab my ipad or phone. I've got books and other
niceties. Traveling? Ipad, sometimes phone. Got books and other
niceties. At my office? Grab my phone.
The third reason is selection. No need to pick and choose just one book.
I have an entire library of books on hand via the kindle app. ANd,
that's just what I've bought or borrowed (via Kindle Unlimited). Finish
a book or just want something different? Jump to Amazon and find
something new.
However, and it's a big one, my daughter, who is now 8 weeks old, will
not be reading ebooks for quite sometime. She is going to be exposed to
good ol' fashioned hardcovers and softcovers long before she reads on an
electronic device.
To me, it's very important she learns to appreciate books in the same
way I did as a child. Just as she will learn how to manage her finances
via pencil and paper before learning how to do it in a personal finance
application. If this means I need to switch back to regular books as she
is learning to read, then so be it.
Robert
Kent Boogaart wrote:
I read via books, kindle, and back-lit screens (e.g. iPad). Quick
top-of-the-head pros/cons (for both fiction and non-fiction):
*Paper*
*Kindle*
*Backlit*
*Good*
Minimal eye strain
Looks good on shelf/talking point/social
Easy to loan without IP/legal concerns
Great as a quick reference
Pretty much every book available
Low eye strain
Weightless books
Dictionary lookup
Readable electronic search
Bookmarks/notes
Battery lasts a long time
Light, no arm strain
Reduces physical clutter
Very fast/fluid
Weightless books
Very fast electronic search
Dictionary lookup
Bookmarks/notes
Light, no arm strain
Reduces physical clutter
*Bad*
Can be bulky/heavy
No efficient search beyond index
Arm strain with large books
Increases physical clutter
Would totally take in the bath
Feels slow to turn pages (and perception is reality)
Amazon can own you, depending how you play it
Hesitate to use in a bath
Hard to get big Kindle now (previously DX, now all small)
Awful as a quick reference
No colour (yet)
Books not universally available
High eye strain
Awful in sunlight
Would never use in a bath
Battery drainage
Poor as a quick reference
Legal/DRM BS
Books not universally available
Probably other stuff that has slipped my mind, but basically I switch
between all mediums per the particulars of my task.
Cheers
Kent
On 27 Oct 2015, at 8:18 PM, Privesh Balipersad Transnet Port Terminals
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Ebook readers have ‘bookmarks’
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected]]*On
Behalf Of*Mat Fisher
*Sent:*26 October 2015 07:02 PM
*To:*feistfans-l <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:*RE: Kindle
My biggest issue with digital vs paper is the ability to jump exactly
into a spot in a (paper) book based on the crease you left thereJ
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<mailto:[email protected]>[mailto:[email protected]]*On
Behalf Of*Raymond Feist
*Sent:*Friday, October 23, 2015 1:30 PM
*To:*feistfans-l
*Subject:*Re: Kindle
On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Matthew Rosier
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
not to steer away (forgive me Mike!), but aren't paper sales
recovering somewhat recently? I have read/heard that a few places
recently
The demise of books has been predicted on and off for 20 years.
They’re still around. Books do a wonderful job of being books.
Best, R.E.F.
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