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Originally Posted by pilotbob
See, now the rumor I heard is that she doesn't think that reading it as an ebook is the right "experience" of reading a book. Although, I guess she feels listening to some one read it from a CD recording is.
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This would be an opposition to e-Books in general, then.
If you ever read any e-Reader thread on Ars Technica, you get people bitching and complaining that they lose the tactile feel of a book when you go "e". In almost every case, none have used or even seen a Kindle (et. al.), and it just comes down to anti-technology bitching -- the site
used to live up to the name "Art of Technology," but not so much any more.
Before e-Readers, I was in full agreement with the "tactile" issue, particularly in terms of eye strain. Now, you can sure argue the Kindle doesn't feel like a book, but you're really on very thin ice saying that it's degraded the experience way beyond its paper counterparts. So, once again, I can see Rowling's point -- five years ago! But it's no longer valid.
-Pie