"We are removing their faces, collecting their skins, we are reeling the liars in."
And here it is Friday, and only seven days until we leave for Portland (and that's counting today). So things are getting weird and hectic. I've never been to Portland, but Spooky lived there for three years, 1996-1999, and has tremendous trepidation about returning. So, we're coping with that, too. But I am not a traveling writer. There seem to be
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Since you brought up reading on monitors though, the e-ink screen is what finally tempted me to try a Kindle. I can't stand reading on back-lit devices. E-ink is sometimes easier on my eyes than paper and ink, because it can be sharper and have a more gentle contrast. I also appreciate the Kindle's "ugly" design that so many people complain about, because it was designed to not distract from the reading experience, and they got that spot-on as far as I'm concerned.
I swear I'm not trying to convince you though. I'm just a big Kindle fan, and my enthusiasm makes it hard for me to stop talking about it. E-reader's aren't something that everyone is going to embrace, which is absolutely fine.
Just know that there are other fans like me who have your books on their shelves and are still going to buy additional digital copies too. I want both.
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E-ink is sometimes easier on my eyes than paper and ink, because it can be sharper and have a more gentle contrast.
I have to admit, I have no idea what E-ink is.
I also appreciate the Kindle's "ugly" design that so many people complain about, because it was designed to not distract from the reading experience, and they got that spot-on as far as I'm concerned.
Does a well designed and well-bound book distract from the reading experience?
Just know that there are other fans like me who have your books on their shelves and are still going to buy additional digital copies too.
And truthfully I benefit from this, at least indirectly, so thank you.
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Does a well designed and well-bound book distract from the reading experience?
Not at all, and I didn't mean to sound like I was listing that as an advantage over bound books. One of my reservations with trying an e-reader was thinking that all the buttons and settings and features would be distracting, and I'm just saying that I found they weren't at all distracting on the Kindle. I do get lost in the words and forget all about the supporting format in my hands. A book is definitely better for the smell and feel, for the soul, but the Kindle is convenient and at least not distracting.
As far as I'm concerned, ignoring the limitations of space, accumulations of dust, and matters of portability, a bound book is my preference every time. Considering my love for travel and my very dusty, triple-stacked shelves though, I'm glad to now have an e-reader option.
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One of my reservations with trying an e-reader was thinking that all the buttons and settings and features would be distracting, and I'm just saying that I found they weren't at all distracting on the Kindle.
Okay. I understand now.
Considering my love for travel and my very dusty, triple-stacked shelves though, I'm glad to now have an e-reader option.
A concern I haven't seen addressed, but one that keeps coming back to me, is the permanence of eBooks. The companies are racing through gens so quickly, how long before, due to an absence of backward compatibility (as we've seen with rather expensive video games) will render that electronic library inaccessible? I've read from centuries-old books; it's hard to imagine anyone will ever read from even decades-old ebooks.
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I have received an email from amazon.com to let me know there were some "print"/formatting issues with my copy of "Let The Right One In" which they've fixed and, if I liked (and didn't have any notes or annotations to lose), they'd send me an updated copy free of charge. That was kind of nice, and the kind of book recall that's not usually financially possible with bound books.
But there are definitely pros and cons with e-books, just like anything. I'm fond of the pros and mostly comfortable with the cons. For the cost, I feel like I get my money's worth and then some right now.
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I have received an email from amazon.com to let me know there were some "print"/formatting issues with my copy of "Let The Right One In" which they've fixed and, if I liked (and didn't have any notes or annotations to lose), they'd send me an updated copy free of charge.
That's a dramatic contrast to their having yanked other texts in the past, without alerting the book buyer, once copyright issues arose.
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