Hard copy books V digital
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Re: Hard copy books V digital
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I would say I much prefer a real book, but as everyone has stated the pro's and cons its hard to not be drawn to and e-reader.
I'm actually slightly against them as well from an environment stand point and I have no facts to base this off of. I would much rather see hard paper books and plant some trees vs all the energy and resources that goes into designing, manufacturing and shipping e-readers or tablets. Especially with tablets growing in popularity which have are based of a 6 month life cycle are they not? Hardly better for the environment if you ask me. /end rant
Anyone out there hesitant to go to an e-reader with end up being pleasantly surprised?
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Other advantages of hard copy ... You can look at your shelf and see at a glance what you've got. No scrolling.
When you want to find a particular passage again (e.g. because you are writing a review), it is much easier to page through a hardcopy book than to try to find it on Kindle. Trying to find stuff again in a Kindle book drives me bonkers. I may need to build some skills there.
And yes, RaeGeorge, I agree that hard copy books are much better for reading to kids. They want to point to a million things on the page, they want to help you turn to pages. You want to point to words. How can you do all that when touching the screen changes it? Also, my experience with this is limited, but it seems to me that artwork can be more elaborate and just better when it's printed than when it's on a screen. And good illustrations are such a huge part of children's books.
That said, there is a place for my Kindle. Car trips. Provided that we are somewhere with signal, I can "shop" for a book while riding in the car. It comes to my Kindle immediately, and then I can read it! I have done this in the middle of the Great Plains. That is really terrific.
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Thanks for your post! very interesting
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The smell is one of the reasons behind the one hard copy book that I have an emotional attachment to. When I was in the fourth grade, my family and I lost our home to a fire. There was more damage by the smoke than by the fire itself. My parents' Bibles both got smoke damage. Daddy got his restored somewhat and he got Mama a new one for Christmas that year. I don't remember why I asked Mama if I could have her old Bible, but i did and it is one of the two material possessions I would grab, if I had to get out quick. The fire was over thirty years ago and the Bible still smells like smoke and I every time I smell it, I feel a sense of peace. It reminds me of all the trials that God has brought me through and all of the blessings He has given me.Santanico wrote:I can see the advantage of Ebooks (space saving, more convenient for travel, and yes - save the trees!) but there's something about real books that makes me weak at the knees. For me, I find great pleasure at looking at my 4 fully stocked bookshelves and knowing I'll need another one soon because I'm running out of room.
Rupert Giles (Buffy) said it best:
"Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is - it, uh, it has no texture, no context. It's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly."
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there is nothing and i mean NOTHING greater than the smell of a new book, i cant explain it but im sure you know what im on about, i don't think i could stand having one of those electronic reading devices because, lets be honest, books are meant to be READ not viewed upon by some gadget! even turning a page is fulfilling and the feeling you get when you open it for the first time... it's like, like the purest form of awesomeness. The feelings i get after finishing a book and closing it are indescribable and there is NO way that you can feel the same way when you read from a machine!!
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That said, I don't think I've seen that much, if anything, written about the manufacture of e-readers. I know the ethical/ environmental impact of a smartphone is pretty grotesque, so I wonder if there are similar issues with kindles etc.scuster wrote:From a environmental viewpoint I would guess that a digital copy is more friendly because you don't need to throw the book away when done reading it and take up landfill space. Although the environmental factor is at play I would say that I would prefer hard copy because it is easier for me to follow along with instead of my eyes jumping all the screen due to to the glare that the electronic devices do to me.