Originally posted by Nordlys Oh yes, another advantage of e-books (one that I didn't think of because so far I don't have a problem reading small print).
I bet they use batteries or need to be plugged in.
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter Richard Cohen, a columnist for the Washington Post, laments the future passing of books, when they will one day be replaced by the Kindle, a device that lets readers download books. It's no longer a question of can we replace all books with computer text, but should we? I vote no.
I think there is a time and a place for the kindle. I would have liked it when I was in college, they seem pretty good for travel. I like the newspaper delivery available. But for lesiure reading , I will keep the knockaround pbs.
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter Richard Cohen, a columnist for the Washington Post, laments the future passing of books, when they will one day be replaced by the Kindle, a device that lets readers download books. It's no longer a question of can we replace all books with computer text, but should we? I vote no.
Just think, once governments used to burn books to control public thought but now all they need is a really neat computer program to change them around a bit or delete them with one push of the button.
It would be the end of libraies. Which would save the taxpayors a lot of money.
I'm always reading a book or two. I feel lost if I don't have one going, panicky, almost. But if they all went digital it would certainly interfere negatively.
Cohen is a smart fellow but I think that we'll simply have books in both hard and digital formats. If just the new disposable novels all went digital it wouldn't hurt quite so bad.
This isn't a Ray Bradbury scenario. If they made them all digital it wouldn't also mean the burning of existing books.
Makes me think - If I'm lucky I'll live another 25 to 30 years. If I'm luckier I won't live any longer than that.
Originally posted by Pawn Qween Agreed. 🙂 And I like to read a book in bed, I can't do that with an ebook.
yes you can.
it's all about progress people. it's not like anyone miss the clay sumerian tablets or the papyrus.
if they invent a reader that won't fry my brain and eyes while reading it, right on. why chop trees just so we can have the pleasure of turning the page and have it fall apart once it reaches a certain age?
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter Richard Cohen, a columnist for the Washington Post, laments the future passing of books, when they will one day be replaced by the Kindle, a device that lets readers download books. It's no longer a question of can we replace all books with computer text, but should we? I vote no.
I vote no too, but they have to earn their own keep. Personally I find it
more relaxing reading a good book than I do reading from my laptop
or my desktop, easier on my eyes too. I had a 12 hour flight once and
listened to Jurassic Park on the way, that was okay, but reading it was
better.
Kelly
Originally posted by darvlay As do I. I prefer to buy all my books used and in compact paperback form. They are cheaper, have more character and are better to lend to others (my friends have a hard time returning things). Plus, there's nothing more satisfying then finding a used book for a fraction of the price it would cost to buy new.
Newer releases of books, to me, seem far more oversized and overpriced then they used to/need to be.
I like that too, except some books I keep in hard back and do not
loan out. I gave away the Lord of the Rings several times before I
bought a hard back set.
Have you bought and sold 'a' book several times?
For me the one I can never keep in the house is,
Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
Kelly
Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter Richard Cohen, a columnist for the Washington Post, laments the future passing of books, when they will one day be replaced by the Kindle, a device that lets readers download books. It's no longer a question of can we replace all books with computer text, but should we? I vote no.
I don't think books are going away anytime soon. Maybe 50-100 years from now, but too many people want them. Kind of like playing correspondence chess with post cards. It will go away one day, but it will die a very slow death.
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