god no
awful things, you spend your life looking at a computer screen as it is.

although I think part of my antipathy is because I read so quickly. i'd spend my life scrolling.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:43, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

phones aren't really ideal as e-readers, but they work, sort of
the whole usp of the kindle etc is the e-paper screen, long battery life and doesn't wash out in sunlight.
If you like reading on holidays they're ideal.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:47, Reply)

i like the idea of not having 10kg of my 20kg allowance taken up with books
but the tangible pleasure of going to the airport bookshop and choosing 12 books for the week ahead is just NOT the same as a piece of electronic equipment.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:49, Reply)

Plus an e-book is only a licence to read
can't pass it on, and can be taken off you at any time if Amazon decide your payment is dodgy.....
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:54, Reply)

it's not a book
it lacks everything about books that makes them BOOKS. there is nothing bookish about a kindle.

I would only get one if I were going away for more than a week. and then I would burn it when I got home!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:55, Reply)

I prefer them in digital, except for cook books.
With a Retina-type screen, they're better on the eyes, I like knowing how long i've got left in a chapter, I can look up a character/object/place on some books unobtrusivly, I don't do any rich-books but I'd imagine video'n'shit for educational would be good. I like that whatever device i've got, it's got my latest page read too.

Takes some time to get used to, but once you do, you don't look back.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:34, Reply)

A system for some kind of digital signage and transfer of ownership is what they really need.
A way of maybe attaching an autheticated author (say, if they've got an app open and are confirmed to be who they are), where they can add video/sound as well as pictures.

I understand how completely sterial that is, but I think it'll happen.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:35, Reply)