Comments on: A father falls ‘in and out of love with e-books’ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Crotty http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1130368 David Crotty Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:48:47 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/#comment-1130368 One thing struck me here--the way children pick out which book they want to read (or rather, to have read to them). Think of a child heading to a shelf full of books, seeing them all, and choosing which one they want to hear as a bedtime story. How would they do that on a Kindle? Can we really expect a 3 year old to browse an index on an electronic device? One thing struck me here–the way children pick out which book they want to read (or rather, to have read to them). Think of a child heading to a shelf full of books, seeing them all, and choosing which one they want to hear as a bedtime story. How would they do that on a Kindle? Can we really expect a 3 year old to browse an index on an electronic device?

]]> By: pond http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1129923 pond Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:00:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/#comment-1129923 It sounds to me as though the answer is pdf here. Bright colorful pdf viewed through a program that allows annotations and drawing or 'scribbling' on the e-page, combined with a Classmate Convertible or XO2 or tablet. Kids could read, flip pages, draw, make notes, scribble all over ... then erase all the scribbling and start over. Well, there's one thing they couldn't do -- they couldn't chew on the corners of the pages. Kids love to put things in their mouths and chew on them. No doing that with etexts! It sounds to me as though the answer is pdf here. Bright colorful pdf viewed through a program that allows annotations and drawing or ‘scribbling’ on the e-page, combined with a Classmate Convertible or XO2 or tablet.

Kids could read, flip pages, draw, make notes, scribble all over … then erase all the scribbling and start over.

Well, there’s one thing they couldn’t do — they couldn’t chew on the corners of the pages. Kids love to put things in their mouths and chew on them. No doing that with etexts!

]]> By: David http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1129839 David Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:41:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/#comment-1129839 Paper books won't ever go away, but they will serve certain niches (like toddlers) and be collector's pieces. Paper books won’t ever go away, but they will serve certain niches (like toddlers) and be collector’s pieces.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1129676 David Rothman Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:23:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/#comment-1129676 You're welcome, Bob. Keep us posted on your son's progress with books (or at least your reading to him). And, yes, I agree with your point above. Old-fashioned bookmarks don't always stay in place, especially in the case of a child! David You’re welcome, Bob. Keep us posted on your son’s progress with books (or at least your reading to him). And, yes, I agree with your point above. Old-fashioned bookmarks don’t always stay in place, especially in the case of a child!

David

]]> By: Bob Russell http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1129673 Bob Russell Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:20:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/08/20/a-father-falls-in-and-out-of-love-with-e-books/#comment-1129673 Thanks for the kind mention David! And with newborns, or any situation with unexpected interruptions, don't forget the importance of keeping your place in books. It is a whole lot easier to save your place quickly with an e-book. With paper, it can be a nightmare trying to find your place after the book closes! Thanks for the kind mention David! And with newborns, or any situation with unexpected interruptions, don’t forget the importance of keeping your place in books. It is a whole lot easier to save your place quickly with an e-book. With paper, it can be a nightmare trying to find your place after the book closes!

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