Comments on: Weirdness of technology http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weirdness-of-technology . . . reading for my own pleasure rather than to impart knowledge or to correct the opinions of others Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:41:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-4030 Tom Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:58:32 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-4030 India - sorry for not replying to your comment earlier - I've been away. Thanks for the comment. Its always useful to have a variety of views on this topic. I think I'm going to have to go "e" before too long. So lovely to carry all those books around with you on one device! India – sorry for not replying to your comment earlier – I’ve been away. Thanks for the comment. Its always useful to have a variety of views on this topic. I think I’m going to have to go “e” before too long. So lovely to carry all those books around with you on one device!

]]> By: India http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 India Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:17:37 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3811 ETA: I haven't noticed any eye strain at all using my iTouch and I read on it all the time. ETA: I haven’t noticed any eye strain at all using my iTouch and I read on it all the time.

]]> By: India http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3810 India Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:16:55 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3810 It's definitely not an 'either or' situation for me. I buy so many books that it is getting ridiculous- we have one room as a library and bookcases spread throughout the house. I am now trying to only buy hard copies for a specific reason- very special book, love the cover etc. So I recently bought a hard copy of 'To kill a mockingbird'- great book, great cover. However, I have decided that my prize long/shortlist books I will read on an eReader. I have Sony Touch- if I had realised that there would be glare off the touch screen i'd have gone for the Pocket, but it's fine. I actually do most of my eReading on the Kindle App on my iTouch. It's great! It’s definitely not an ‘either or’ situation for me. I buy so many books that it is getting ridiculous- we have one room as a library and bookcases spread throughout the house. I am now trying to only buy hard copies for a specific reason- very special book, love the cover etc. So I recently bought a hard copy of ‘To kill a mockingbird’- great book, great cover. However, I have decided that my prize long/shortlist books I will read on an eReader. I have Sony Touch- if I had realised that there would be glare off the touch screen i’d have gone for the Pocket, but it’s fine. I actually do most of my eReading on the Kindle App on my iTouch. It’s great!

]]> By: Tom http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3663 Tom Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:55:58 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3663 Lija - I know the feeling. Its not so bad for me now, but until three years ago I was in the same position. It can't be good for the eyes can it! Lija – I know the feeling. Its not so bad for me now, but until three years ago I was in the same position. It can’t be good for the eyes can it!

]]> By: Lija (writer's pet) http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 Lija (writer's pet) Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:50:50 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3615 As much as I love the old-fashioned romance of books, I'm not above trying new, convenient technology. If e-readers truly made for more comfortable reading than books did, then I might switch. But I'm not buyin' it right now. I already spend 90 percent of my waking hours glued to a computer screen and my poor eyes can't take any more of that. As much as I love the old-fashioned romance of books, I’m not above trying new, convenient technology. If e-readers truly made for more comfortable reading than books did, then I might switch. But I’m not buyin’ it right now. I already spend 90 percent of my waking hours glued to a computer screen and my poor eyes can’t take any more of that.

]]> By: Tom http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3600 Tom Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:54:54 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3600 Birdy - Hopefully I'd get as "lost in a book" on the Kindle as I would with a physical book. I can just see the benefits of going on a trip and having all my reading material on one little device! Thanks for visiting Birdy – Hopefully I’d get as “lost in a book” on the Kindle as I would with a physical book. I can just see the benefits of going on a trip and having all my reading material on one little device!

Thanks for visiting

]]> By: Tom http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3599 Tom Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:53:33 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3599 Guy - great! My wife has agreed to buy me one for Christmas - a bit of a wait. On the new one you can tweet extracts from the book you're reading, so perhaps that would be a way of getting the text to insert into a review Guy – great! My wife has agreed to buy me one for Christmas – a bit of a wait. On the new one you can tweet extracts from the book you’re reading, so perhaps that would be a way of getting the text to insert into a review

]]> By: Birdy http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3592 Birdy Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:12:46 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3592 Oh I too have been facing the same dilemma - To get a Kindle or not. I love the feel of a book when I read, the smell of the pages, savoring the print... I have been wondering how an electronic version would alter my experience and I too haven't been able to decide. But I see a lot of positive comments here to your question and maybe I should give the e-reader a chance... Oh I too have been facing the same dilemma – To get a Kindle or not. I love the feel of a book when I read, the smell of the pages, savoring the print… I have been wondering how an electronic version would alter my experience and I too haven’t been able to decide. But I see a lot of positive comments here to your question and maybe I should give the e-reader a chance…

]]> By: Guy Savage http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3574 Guy Savage Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:26:45 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3574 BTW you can get Tristam Shandy free on the kindle. When you search on the kindle books, it gives you the option to search for the lowest cost first. So free comes up fast instead of wading through pages. BTW you can get Tristam Shandy free on the kindle. When you search on the kindle books, it gives you the option to search for the lowest cost first. So free comes up fast instead of wading through pages.

]]> By: Guy Savage http://acommonreader.org/weirdness-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 Guy Savage Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:04:45 +0000 http://acommonreader.org/?p=2179#comment-3572 I think it's the future--at least to some degree or another. I can't see myself buying new books on it, but who knows what our choices will be in the coming decades. E-readers will wipe out the used book market if e-books dominate. Publishers should take that into account when they argue over prices. As it is now, if you can stand to wait for a hardcover, the value typically drops like a concrete block within 6 months. So I can buy older used hardbacks for pennies (plus shipping). Not so with e-books. In the long term view, surely publishers would benefit. Honestly I was surprised at how easy the kindle is. No Mr. Big isn't paying me. I sat down with the manual and had the moves down pat in a few minutes. The kindle recently updated so now I have the capability to create 'collections'. I've had lots of arguments with myself over this or that collection. Anyway, very intuitive. I think it’s the future–at least to some degree or another. I can’t see myself buying new books on it, but who knows what our choices will be in the coming decades.

E-readers will wipe out the used book market if e-books dominate. Publishers should take that into account when they argue over prices. As it is now, if you can stand to wait for a hardcover, the value typically drops like a concrete block within 6 months. So I can buy older used hardbacks for pennies (plus shipping). Not so with e-books. In the long term view, surely publishers would benefit.

Honestly I was surprised at how easy the kindle is. No Mr. Big isn’t paying me. I sat down with the manual and had the moves down pat in a few minutes.

The kindle recently updated so now I have the capability to create ‘collections’. I’ve had lots of arguments with myself over this or that collection. Anyway, very intuitive.

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