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Originally Posted by cromag
My only "rant?" I really think she'd do better with an ereader, and I've mentioned it, but she likes "real" books. So, what are you going to do? Kids today!
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Define "better".
I have thousands of books in electronic
and print forms, and some titles in both. eBooks are an additional format here, not a replacement for paper.
My standard eBook viewer is a 7" Android tablet (that does other things beside display eBooks,) with a 32GB microSD card to hold the library. I can carry a library with me where ever I go.
But some things really aren't suited for electronic form. I'm an ex-designer, and have volumes on my shelves on art, architecture, design, photography and typography. Most of them simply need a
much larger display area than any practical eBook reader will have. (Sorry, but panning around a large image because you can't display it full sized all at once doesn't cut it.)
And even for things displayable on a small screen, there are subtleties in book design that can be approximated but not duplicated in electronic form. One is typography, and the fact that the viewing device is unlikely to have the font used in the print edition, unless you are reading a PDF with the fonts embedded. And PDFs are a poor fit for eBook readers because they generally don't reflow to fit the screen. (Unless there is no other option, I don't get books in PDF form.) And what paper to use in a print publication is an art form in itself. That simply doesn't translate to electronic form at all. eBooks are not tactile, and lack the
feel of a print edition.
I'm a neutral in the eBook vs print book wars. Both have their place, and their partisans, and both sets of partisans can take it to extremes.
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Dennis