I even find Evan Schnittman’s blog posts too long to read on the computer screen… plus I’d prefer to read them during my lunchbreak, rather than at work in the office.
May I ask they implement a “printer friendly page” feature on the OUP blog?

As for the “human touch” that David always mentions and promotes I totally agree. A search cannot replace it and it’s not meant to.
However if you look at the web you’ll also find link directories, social bookmarking etc.
These services do have a human touch. I think it’s the techies who have to establish the platform and infrastructure but we need them to undertsand the “other book reading civilians” (so to speak)

Oh and Evan: I applaud OUP for the trust it’s shown in letting Rebecca add her personal touch. She comes across as both warm and professional. I hope other publishers follow through with similar efforts.

Meanwhile, yes, I agree about the limits of PCs themselves for immersive reading–I hate parking myself in front of my desktop and reading hour after hour. I want to laze back in a nice, comfortable chair or in bed with either a Palm TX PDA or a Cybook. At the same time I’m looking forward to the day the hardware from all vendors is much better.

Yes, I’ll be interested in your further thoughts, and I hope that you or Rebecca will email me when they’re online, just in case I miss the RSS headline.

Thanks,
David

That said, in the “details” I agree with you about better displays and devices being the key – it’s the “online access” – your pc, that I feel has limited utility for immersive reading. Stay tuned for more on this in a future posting on the OUPblog…

Thanks for writing such an in-depth look at the OUPblog (you can’t tell but I am blushing behind my computer screen.)
Your support is much appreciated!

Rebecca