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pdam · 10-07-2006, 03:48 PM

This is an interesting and diverse thread!

Snappy - you talked about the authors view ... authors have always been a very diverse bunch - you have people catering for popular taste working for the greenback - people who want to contribute something to the greater good, people who want to be heard and people who simply want to see their name in print!
rlauzon - the tower of eBabel thing ...you're right I remember the British librabry used a PDF librbary trial a couple of years ago (I can't remember what came of it) ths was the most diverse I saw - format and public assured storage is the key in this aspect, right?
Rapleyp and villagereader - this is an interesting thread ... just to expand it a little more - what about total tree- and e-ware? If you look at another couple of parameters

1. - what would be your %age time reading book type material comapred to your non-book type reading? (e.g. newspapers/newsites, blogs, magazines, journals, forums Vs books ebooks)?
2. - What is your %age time reading all electronic material (both online and offline) Vs all paper reading?

Answers would find out how important is the analogy of a book still is and how important the medium (e or p) is too you?

10-07-2006, 03:48 PM	#29
pdam Groupie Posts: 199 Karma: 100 Join Date: Aug 2006 Device: iLiad, iPaq, Psion5&7, Blackberry	This is an interesting and diverse thread! Snappy - you talked about the authors view ... authors have always been a very diverse bunch - you have people catering for popular taste working for the greenback - people who want to contribute something to the greater good, people who want to be heard and people who simply want to see their name in print! rlauzon - the tower of eBabel thing ...you're right I remember the British librabry used a PDF librbary trial a couple of years ago (I can't remember what came of it) ths was the most diverse I saw - format and public assured storage is the key in this aspect, right? Rapleyp and villagereader - this is an interesting thread ... just to expand it a little more - what about total tree- and e-ware? If you look at another couple of parameters 1. - what would be your %age time reading book type material comapred to your non-book type reading? (e.g. newspapers/newsites, blogs, magazines, journals, forums Vs books ebooks)? 2. - What is your %age time reading all electronic material (both online and offline) Vs all paper reading? Answers would find out how important is the analogy of a book still is and how important the medium (e or p) is too you?