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By Jason
Book have been for many many years as nothing more than printed text on paper. It's been that way for so long for a reason. The meat.
The value of any book is the content; The words on the page and the reader's imagination. Existing ebook readers (nook/kindle for example)
that use e-ink do two things: provides users with a modern, efficient way to handle books and it gets out of your way. By that I mean it's not
trying to be more than what it is. An all-in book doesn't make sense.
How ridiculous would it be to read a paper book that had a screen on the front to get on the web, email, camera, mp3 player on it.
We'd ask why is this book trying to be more than what it is. It's a book. Let it be a book!
I've tried to read books on laptops and my iphone. It's just not the same.
I think ebook readers are one case when it's more than okay to do one thing well.
But that's my opinion. Any comments or thoughts?
Book have been for many many years as nothing more than printed text on paper. It's been that way for so long for a reason. The meat.
The value of any book is the content; The words on the page and the reader's imagination. Existing ebook readers (nook/kindle for example)
that use e-ink do two things: provides users with a modern, efficient way to handle books and it gets out of your way. By that I mean it's not
trying to be more than what it is. An all-in book doesn't make sense.
How ridiculous would it be to read a paper book that had a screen on the front to get on the web, email, camera, mp3 player on it.
We'd ask why is this book trying to be more than what it is. It's a book. Let it be a book!
I've tried to read books on laptops and my iphone. It's just not the same.
I think ebook readers are one case when it's more than okay to do one thing well.
But that's my opinion. Any comments or thoughts?
1 comment:
well as you know I read too, and i think it is just easier to keep them separate...but then I long for a kindle
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