Monday, June 15, 2009

books versus e-books

written text have come a long way. There are so many different ways of presenting them, which way is best?

Every time I open a new book the fresh smell of the pristine crispness of a new page always excites me, and bring a huge sense of nostalgia. Turning the pages one by one waiting for me seems second nature. I can flip to any page at any second without a loading screen. The font is perfectly and clearly printed. Most productions of books are straight from source without the quality of degrading through multiple reproductions. The intimate interaction with a physical manifestation of the work, there is no screen in you and the work to separate you subconsciously from the work. It has great picture quality of color... a little bit dotty but not pixelated. The e-book readers take too long to switch pages, and the quality isn’t quite as sharp. the size of the book is also limited to form of the machine its one. You can make notes easy, underline what you need... fold pages. writing notes helps especially if you are kinesthetic.


The kindle is one of the leading e-book readers out there. It has free internet connection where ever there is sprint service. You can carry thousands of books with you at a time, and you can order pretty much any book at anytime and/or download any book this is in you country’s public domain for free. The battery last for about a week. you get access to thousands of books where ever you are. Change from book to book without leaving the couch. You can also search for exact quotes or words on the fly, as well as looking up a dictionary.


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