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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
I don't think that CD and Vinyl make a great analogy from e-books vs. paper books. Both CD and vinyl offer pretty much the same experience, the listener might not even know whether they are listening to a CD or a vinyl record. The reader does know if they are reading an e-book or a paper book. The difference is much more tangible than it is with CD and Vinyl. CD and MP3 might be a better analogy. You can download MP3s, but CDs stick around because it is a convenient backup. I like being able to rip the songs and put the CD on the shelf as a backup.
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I think I raised the analogy of CD vs Vinyl and e-books vs Paper books.
It seems to have opened up a whole other can of worms: so appologies for that.
I don't agree that e-book vs a paper book offers any more different an experience than Cd compared to vinyl.
If anything the opposite. The media in which music is presented can affect the sound which directly affects the experience.
With reading I think it comes down to the readers direct interaction with the word. Book vs ebook is just the mechanics of how the words are delivered.
Whether you turn a page or touch a screen, once you're immersed in the story the medium vanishes.
I think the difference is more in the realm of non-fiction like text books or technical manuals where the media might be limited in its ability to display diagrams and charts etc.
The real difference comes down to perception.
If there are fewer hurdles to getting an ebook out there is it really as good as one that has suffered the slings and arrows of an old fashioned publishing house.?