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Post by Dominique on Jan 7, 2009 6:55:46 GMT -5
I'm not sure I'd use it, I suffer from eye strain quite a lot, and while reading is obviously bad if you have eye strain, I think doing it off a screen would be worse than from a book. But I haven't tried any of the little reader devices so I'm not sure. Due to the new readers having e-ink technology it looks just like reading from a real book. There's no glare and no backlight. Oh wow, that's good then! Technology amazes me nowadays. They sound good for travelling then. I kind of like having actual books though, but I guess you would have both
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sagedautumn
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Post by sagedautumn on Jan 9, 2009 15:24:05 GMT -5
It seems so Farenheit 451-ish...No more books just screens.... Although at the same time one can argue that it is more practical for nowadays!
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Post by bookaddict on Jan 9, 2009 16:28:09 GMT -5
It seems so Farenheit 451-ish...No more books just screens.... Although at the same time one can argue that it is more practical for nowadays! I can see where everyone is coming from. At the same time I feel like books are much more easily accessible. I can just download them instantly instead of having to go search for them in stores. Although, at this point there are still a lot of books on available in ebook format. Sometimes I miss the feeling of holding a book, but then I think about having to carry that book around especially if it is a large hardcover. Everyone enjoys different thinks...I'm a gadget freak! lol
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Post by jen748 on Jan 15, 2009 21:39:04 GMT -5
I haven't decided if I like them or not...I love the idea/principle of lots of books in a tiny thing I can carry over the hardback book but I love books...sitting on shelves, the feeling in my hands, all of that!
Random thought (b/c I watched a GG episode last night) do you think Rory would like the electronic books/readers?
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Post by erin on Jan 16, 2009 0:21:30 GMT -5
I think Rory would love the electronic books because she would find her backpack she carries through high school and book bag she carries through college in Season 4- 7 would be a lot lighter. Plus electronic books are the new thing now. It's cheaper too.
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Post by Isa on Jan 16, 2009 8:42:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I can picture her with an e-book. We saw her texting people, she won't leave the house without her cell phone, she seems to be pretty technologically oriented... and as erin mentioned, it would help make her backpack a whole lot lighter!
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