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2011年8月4日星期四

Digital or physical books?

-I got a kindle for a gift and have an iPad but Ii still am not a fan of digital books. I much prefer a nice paperback or hardcover. Do you think I should just convert? Also which do you prefer, real or digital?I love paper books and usually have several out from the library beside the shelves of ones I own, but just recently I got an iPhone and have been reading Audiobooks from the library (none bought yet) and working on eBooks. eBooks can be read out loud on any Apple device using VoiceOver which is intended for the blind (like my wife) but will read from page to page of a ebook that otherwise has to to be advanced page by page.

As I discovered quickly, having a book in your pocket for reading aloud while riding the bus, driving a car or working with your hands in the kitchen or around the house, is really neat.

For reading text, I don't think I will get any of the devices that must be held up.

And I love libraries and book stores because I like seeing what is next to a book that I started out to find - some program guessing which book I might also like is not the same.
Real! Nothing beats the feeling and smell of a new book. I don't think i'd ever convert to a Kindle. :/

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