I read this because an online buddy of mine enjoys his e-reader...http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110485/are-e-books-worth-the-money?mod=family-love_money
There is still nothing as joyful when reading than to run your fingers over and to smell paper. That's probably true for the older generation, but what about those who learn to appreciate reading while handling aluminum case or resin. Pero may amoy ba yon?
I love my Kindle. I really think that if any serious reader starts to read on a Kindle they will very soon realize the advantages and swear off dead tree books (DTBs).
Aside from the six pointers mentioned in the article, meron din akong ilang concerns sa ebook: - pag nabasa (wet) ba yan puede patuyuin sa araw? - puede ba yan upuan kung medyo madumi ang upuan? - mas mabilis ba balikan yun page where you left-off reading last time? - di ba yan pag i-interesan ng holdaper
Maybe in the future they can have waterproof Kindles..or even those you can read underwater *wink*
You know, I never sit on my books, even if they are old or wet or dried...the poor things...I treat them as my very bestest of friends....even those I don't even like reading...
I think though that even if there is no physical dog-ear, you can bookmark it in Kindle :-)
Maybe if the holdaper is an unusual fellow that he likes reading and that he can afford to pay for those downloads...LOL
In some countries, including the Philippines, there are laws which mandate companies to replant or replenish the forest from where they get their wood for their products. Compliance and enforcement though may be a different story altogether. But for aluminum, di mo yan mare-replenish.
There are hardwood and softwood. The softwood grows much faster than the hardwood. Ergo easily renewable. The softwood they use for making paper (and chopsticks and toothpicks and matches, etc.) , the hardwood for lumber and such. Hardwood takes long to grow that is why it is dense and tough. Pero renewable pareho.
i would still love to caress a book, hold them close and turn its pages one by one...yeah, i am old fashioned like that...i can do away with those new gadgets - kindle, nook, etc...
are ereaders like this being produced in such quantities that aluminum or whatever material they are using is likely to be depleted rapidly? baka in the future they will have diff materials to use...
I was just imagining that an e-reader will have pages which you can also turn..and they will have hi-tech research that you can even "smell" a book :-)
ok, I admit I feel sort of better about liking paperbooks :-)
they have this musty smell that brings back memories...(one page may have a drop of soup...or ice cream, a page may have some notes, another page may be dogeared...)
I read an article about the yet-to-be-released Kindle that said it can be your virtual library – imagine having hundreds, if not thousands, of books within that small handheld gadget. I guess it has its own appeal. I'd like a Kindle for the reason that I like reading many things at the same time. My mind wanders easily with not-so-well-written stuff. Woe to a book that doesn't hold my interest in the first chapter. Then, a Kindle would be an ideal thing to have. I'd be kinda like channel-surfing for books, hehe.
But reading a book made of paper is altogether different. I think it has a wider range of sensory experience. The feel and smell of paper and ink of varied textures and smells. The feel of a sheet of paper between your fingers as you turn a page. I also think that the organic material that is paper transmits a warmer, more life-like and connecting energy to the reader.
Let the Kindles meet your everyday hurry-scurry needs. Savor a read of a favorite author on a gloriously lazy day with a good old-fashioned book of paper.
That brings me to a "reality" now emerging...you bring with you your whole library, your life's photo albums, your entertainment, your work, and your friends. There are some kids today who think that their friends are inside the gadget, the virtual ones.
kaso nga lang Chito, sometimes mabigat...one time I was hankering for re-reading the works of Shakespeare while on a trip (don't ask why)...imagine me buried under those books...baka parang hunchback ako ng Notre Dame...
waaaah! am I then to carry all the heavy books of his works? it would have been good if its as thick as The Little Prince...e kaso baka if its smooshed into that size di ko naman ma-read...
There is still nothing as joyful when reading than to run your fingers over and to smell paper. That's probably true for the older generation, but what about those who learn to appreciate reading while handling aluminum case or resin. Pero may amoy ba yon?
ReplyDeleteAmoy plastic or aluminum :-)
ReplyDeleteI love my Kindle. I really think that if any serious reader starts to read on a Kindle they will very soon realize the advantages and swear off dead tree books (DTBs).
ReplyDeleteI felt somewhat guilty...am now accused of reading dead-tree books :-)
ReplyDeletehahaha..see? Ted just made an appearance..
ReplyDeleteWhat about extracting aluminum? Hindi ba consumption of natural resources din yon?
ReplyDeletebut which is more plentiful? and is more in danger?
ReplyDeleteAside from the six pointers mentioned in the article, meron din akong ilang concerns sa ebook:
ReplyDelete- pag nabasa (wet) ba yan puede patuyuin sa araw?
- puede ba yan upuan kung medyo madumi ang upuan?
- mas mabilis ba balikan yun page where you left-off reading last time?
- di ba yan pag i-interesan ng holdaper
Is it true that the depletion of forests is largely due to the printing of books and newspapers?
ReplyDeleteMaybe in the future they can have waterproof Kindles..or even those you can read underwater *wink*
ReplyDeleteYou know, I never sit on my books, even if they are old or wet or dried...the poor things...I treat them as my very bestest of friends....even those I don't even like reading...
I think though that even if there is no physical dog-ear, you can bookmark it in Kindle :-)
Maybe if the holdaper is an unusual fellow that he likes reading and that he can afford to pay for those downloads...LOL
hmm..it could have been toothpicks....
ReplyDeleteor chopsticks...or houses...or furniture...
ReplyDeleteWoods or forest are renewable resources.
ReplyDeleteKorek!
ReplyDeletethinking about that..on that item alone, are they being renewed quickly enough pala.
ReplyDeleteIn some countries, including the Philippines, there are laws which mandate companies to replant or replenish the forest from where they get their wood for their products. Compliance and enforcement though may be a different story altogether. But for aluminum, di mo yan mare-replenish.
ReplyDeleteThere are hardwood and softwood. The softwood grows much faster than the hardwood. Ergo easily renewable. The softwood they use for making paper (and chopsticks and toothpicks and matches, etc.) , the hardwood for lumber and such. Hardwood takes long to grow that is why it is dense and tough. Pero renewable pareho.
ReplyDeletei would still love to caress a book, hold them close and turn its pages one by one...yeah, i am old fashioned like that...i can do away with those new gadgets - kindle, nook, etc...
ReplyDeleteare ereaders like this being produced in such quantities that aluminum or whatever material they are using is likely to be depleted rapidly?
ReplyDeletebaka in the future they will have diff materials to use...
I was just imagining that an e-reader will have pages which you can also turn..and they will have hi-tech research that you can even "smell" a book :-)
ReplyDeleteok, I admit I feel sort of better about liking paperbooks :-)
ReplyDeletethey have this musty smell that brings back memories...(one page may have a drop of soup...or ice cream, a page may have some notes, another page may be dogeared...)
ngee!
ReplyDeleteComparatively speaking, wood is more abundant than aluminum (which is more scarce and much costly to get).
ReplyDeleteI read an article about the yet-to-be-released Kindle that said it can be your virtual library – imagine having hundreds, if not thousands, of books within that small handheld gadget. I guess it has its own appeal. I'd like a Kindle for the reason that I like reading many things at the same time. My mind wanders easily with not-so-well-written stuff. Woe to a book that doesn't hold my interest in the first chapter. Then, a Kindle would be an ideal thing to have. I'd be kinda like channel-surfing for books, hehe.
ReplyDeleteyup, you can bring your whole library with you when you are on a trip or even just outside sipping coffee....
ReplyDeleteBut reading a book made of paper is altogether different. I think it has a wider range of sensory experience. The feel and smell of paper and ink of varied textures and smells. The feel of a sheet of paper between your fingers as you turn a page. I also think that the organic material that is paper transmits a warmer, more life-like and connecting energy to the reader.
ReplyDeleteLet the Kindles meet your everyday hurry-scurry needs. Savor a read of a favorite author on a gloriously lazy day with a good old-fashioned book of paper.
That brings me to a "reality" now emerging...you bring with you your whole library, your life's photo albums, your entertainment, your work, and your friends. There are some kids today who think that their friends are inside the gadget, the virtual ones.
ReplyDeletethen I think we are luckier in our generation...we experienced the "old ways" and we reap the benefits of leaps in technology
ReplyDeleteoh...I like that..the best of both worlds!
ReplyDeletekaso nga lang Chito, sometimes mabigat...one time I was hankering for re-reading the works of Shakespeare while on a trip (don't ask why)...imagine me buried under those books...baka parang hunchback ako ng Notre Dame...
ReplyDeleteDepende yan. Kung gustong-gusto mo ang libro, weight will not be a problem. If you think it will be a burden, then maybe it's not worth reading.
ReplyDeletewaaaah! am I then to carry all the heavy books of his works? it would have been good if its as thick as The Little Prince...e kaso baka if its smooshed into that size di ko naman ma-read...
ReplyDelete