tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post261983557650991564..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "A Finger Over the 'Stop' Button"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-42306293820322228592013-02-09T15:06:58.423-08:002013-02-09T15:06:58.423-08:00If you're forced to experience air travel, the...If you're forced to experience air travel, the e-reader is far more convenient than a physical book. I have to make an average of 3 trips/month, that's at least 6 flights, sometimes more. I don't want to be hauling books w/me. But now I can take several books on my Nook (I usually have 5 or 6 loaded at any time), and it still weighs the same...about what, 6 or 7 oz? There's enough memory to store over a thousand books, tho I can see no reason why anyone would want to store that many...& it still weighs the same. With little effort or skill, I can adjust the font for appearance and size. As somebody mentioned previously, there is a spoken word feature so if I'm tired of reading or out for a walk or just want to annoy people in the plane, I can listen to the book. I just don't see a down-side to the e-reader. <br /><br />I'm in my 60s so I'm somewhat familiar w/the expression "being set in my ways." Thankfully, I broke down and bought the e-reader. A book per week, on average, and I can check most of them out from the library from the convenience of wherever the heck I am; I don't have to go to the library to do it.<br /><br />If there is a down-side, I suppose it would be losing it. Replacing it is a bit more $ than replacing a book. But, I'm not one who loses things very often, so it's not too much of a concern. Adam Eductujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-80108546977176302132013-02-08T10:59:15.165-08:002013-02-08T10:59:15.165-08:00Yes, Kindle is easier when you have a heavy book, ...<br /><br />Yes, Kindle is easier when you have a heavy book, but I find myself reading a physical book more than half the time. It's just a product of having done that most of my life before Kindle. But you can't deny that Kindle's readability, in that the print is always the same, beats those books that you pick up and you find your confronted with tiny type or print that is too light.<br /><br />As for Chabron, there's a difference between literature and verbal masturbation. When you notice the writing, and you're not drawn into it, you have the latter.Candanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-54013693208435614522013-02-08T04:59:35.520-08:002013-02-08T04:59:35.520-08:00I know, you'll never buy an e-reader, but for ...I know, you'll never buy an e-reader, but for those of us E(arl)-readers who might consider such a flamboyant techno-advance...the Kindle has what is called a Text-to-Speech feature, meaning that I can access said feature and a mechanical voice will read to me. Not all e-books have such a feature, it's apparently up to the publisher. And I just recently noticed that Amazon has added another option: when I buy a book, they offer to sell me the audio book trak (that I can listen to on the Kindle) for an additional $4. I haven't tried that product yet, but probably will, eventually, just to sample the goods. I imagine the other e-books have the same text-to-speech feature, too. E-readers are a marvelous invention and I'm sure, they'll get even better. Jerry Kindallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-57863679245273671132013-02-08T04:20:42.903-08:002013-02-08T04:20:42.903-08:00I love audiobooks, it's the best way by far to...I love audiobooks, it's the best way by far to do mindless things like the daily chores. However, I guess I don't suffer this problem. I have a horrendously, pitifully bad memory in almost all walks of life, but when listening to audiobooks I can pause <i>mid-word</i> and know exactly where I was when I return a day later, not missing a beat.<br /><br />Having a great memory in absurdly specific situations is my super power.Thomashttp://www.radicaldog.comnoreply@blogger.com