Comments on: Electronic Readers, Post the Second http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:49:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83397 Justine Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:24:26 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83397 Tero: Exactly. I was thrilled to be able to get rid of all my dictionaries and encyclopedias. More room for first editions of the novels I love! Tero: Exactly. I was thrilled to be able to get rid of all my dictionaries and encyclopedias. More room for first editions of the novels I love!

]]> By: Tero http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83395 Tero Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:14:45 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83395 I've been wanting an ereader for a good while now, and it finally seems someone has come close enough for what I want with the Sony Reader Touch Edition (http://tr.im/xC9N). Touch screen, search, dictionary, and note taking by scribbling in the margins, highlighting text, etc. Won't stop me bying paper books, though. Maybe even the opposite: if I can have electronic versions of some books I don't really read from cover to cover any more but might need for reference, that would release some (sorely lacking) space in the bookshelf for new books. I’ve been wanting an ereader for a good while now, and it finally seems someone has come close enough for what I want with the Sony Reader Touch Edition (http://tr.im/xC9N). Touch screen, search, dictionary, and note taking by scribbling in the margins, highlighting text, etc.

Won’t stop me bying paper books, though. Maybe even the opposite: if I can have electronic versions of some books I don’t really read from cover to cover any more but might need for reference, that would release some (sorely lacking) space in the bookshelf for new books.

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]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83393 Justine Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:12:14 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83393 Sam: Glad it worked for you. I know heaps of people who swear by reading on their iPhones. Jonathan: Exactly! Steph: Maybe you could spray your ereader with wood pulp and binding glue? Sam: Glad it worked for you. I know heaps of people who swear by reading on their iPhones.

Jonathan: Exactly!

Steph: Maybe you could spray your ereader with wood pulp and binding glue?

]]> By: Steph http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83392 Steph Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:38:45 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83392 Justine - I don't think it is either/or. I would love to have an ereader and an expansive library of physical books too. What would be really, really perfect, though, is if ereaders came with built in 'new book scent'. Justine – I don’t think it is either/or. I would love to have an ereader and an expansive library of physical books too.

What would be really, really perfect, though, is if ereaders came with built in ‘new book scent’.

]]> By: Joanthan Strahan http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83391 Joanthan Strahan Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:53:01 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83391 The thing about ebooks vs. printed books is that they're not an either/or thing. You can want and have both. I have a big stereo at home with perfect speakers etc etc AND I have an Ipod. I want perfect sound at home, but on the road I'm delighted to have something light and portable and useful. It's win/win. Same with printed books and electronic readers. They go together, they don't replace one another. The thing about ebooks vs. printed books is that they’re not an either/or thing. You can want and have both. I have a big stereo at home with perfect speakers etc etc AND I have an Ipod. I want perfect sound at home, but on the road I’m delighted to have something light and portable and useful. It’s win/win. Same with printed books and electronic readers. They go together, they don’t replace one another.

]]> By: Sam http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83390 Sam Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:46:17 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83390 I'm also a recent convert to ebooks - so convenient! I use Stanza on my iPhone to read them. I've found that once I increased the text size and jacked up the line-spacing, reading on the tiny screen is no problem. I’m also a recent convert to ebooks – so convenient! I use Stanza on my iPhone to read them. I’ve found that once I increased the text size and jacked up the line-spacing, reading on the tiny screen is no problem.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83389 Justine Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:07:02 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83389 Paige: I think you can take it as read that everyone here loves books. I'm curious why you believe that there's an either/or operating here. Why did you feel you must declare your love of physical books? I did not anywhere say a word against them. My house is full of them. I make my living from them. Paige: I think you can take it as read that everyone here loves books. I’m curious why you believe that there’s an either/or operating here. Why did you feel you must declare your love of physical books? I did not anywhere say a word against them. My house is full of them. I make my living from them.

]]> By: Paige http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83388 Paige Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:41 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83388 I'm with you, Steph. There's just something about the smell of a book that's just divine. I’m with you, Steph. There’s just something about the smell of a book that’s just divine.

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83387 Justine Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:52:10 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83387 Julia: You just press a button. Easy. For some PDFs there's a lag time. But for rtfs it's about as fast as turning a paper page. Julia: You just press a button. Easy. For some PDFs there’s a lag time. But for rtfs it’s about as fast as turning a paper page.

]]> By: Julia Rios http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83386 Julia Rios Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:48:06 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83386 Thanks for sharing your impressions. How does page turning work? Thanks for sharing your impressions. How does page turning work?

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83385 Justine Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:44:55 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83385 Having an ereader does not bar you from readingy physical books, Steph. I'm fascinated that so many people see it as an either/or. Especially as every single person I know who has an ereader also has a huge library of physical books. Including myself. I don't know about royalties on ebooks as I haven't sold any. Having an ereader does not bar you from readingy physical books, Steph. I’m fascinated that so many people see it as an either/or. Especially as every single person I know who has an ereader also has a huge library of physical books. Including myself.

I don’t know about royalties on ebooks as I haven’t sold any.

]]> By: Steph http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/08/31/electronic-readers-post-the-second/comment-page-1/#comment-83384 Steph Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:31:48 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5813#comment-83384 I'd love to get an e-reader, but I have to say, I really love reading a physical book (you can't sniff the pages of an e-book. Which is okay if you're an ordinary person, but when you're kooky and addicted to books, it's simply something you can't live without). I'm just curious - would an author get less royalties on e-books? I’d love to get an e-reader, but I have to say, I really love reading a physical book (you can’t sniff the pages of an e-book. Which is okay if you’re an ordinary person, but when you’re kooky and addicted to books, it’s simply something you can’t live without).

I’m just curious – would an author get less royalties on e-books?

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