tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2093034955229034728..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Everything has its limitations - even e-books? by Ali BaconKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-66923232103469662472014-10-23T01:42:53.949+01:002014-10-23T01:42:53.949+01:00Poetry's about the only thing I only buy in ha...Poetry's about the only thing I only buy in hard copy. But I make exceptions for anything I know I'll read again...and again. Another exception: the rare books whose layout is part of their appeal: e.g., the books of Robert Greene, which use different fonts and colors, plus related anecdotes running on the sides. Greene's work becomes a mess when it appears on Kindle.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-57143653805126029842014-10-22T18:41:41.477+01:002014-10-22T18:41:41.477+01:00Don't think so, Lee, but then I don't make...Don't think so, Lee, but then I don't make many notes. Almost none, really.Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-88526426278165087392014-10-22T18:01:29.860+01:002014-10-22T18:01:29.860+01:00Too many notes on my SONY slow it down. Does this ...Too many notes on my SONY slow it down. Does this happen with a Kíndle?Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-30106198218330285812014-10-22T16:07:08.940+01:002014-10-22T16:07:08.940+01:00I'm with you - and I've read some very len...I'm with you - and I've read some very lengthy books on my Kindle, including the Chronicles of Barsetshire and China Mieville's mammoth and complicated Perdido Street Station. No problems at all with enjoyment or retention. In fact the more I read on my Kindle, the more I'm finding that I'm precipitated straight into the world of the book - and the easier it is to stay there. One of my very favourite things, I've discovered, is to read in the middle of the night with the light off - me and the subtle glow of the e-reader and the world of the story. Magic. Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-25083252594250044672014-10-22T15:22:38.668+01:002014-10-22T15:22:38.668+01:00I've heard there are ways and means of collect...I've heard there are ways and means of collecting e-signatures, but confess I've never investigated. I would'nt want to give up either paperbacks or e-books and get cross when people talk as if liking one medium excludes being happy with the other. Ali BAliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37438265870265668422014-10-22T10:16:39.994+01:002014-10-22T10:16:39.994+01:00Yes I love my Kindle and prefer reading ebooks in ...Yes I love my Kindle and prefer reading ebooks in almost every way. I do tend to buy poetry books in hard copy, they are light and slim anyway and I often buy them at lit events and book launches, signed by the author. The signing thing is a shame, but otherwise, I'd never choose to buy books in hard copy and when given a bagful at a festival I gave them away (apart from anything else the sheer weight is prohibitive to me). I buy hard cover fiction by a good friend at her launches but otherwise it's e all the way.Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81109064854770070012014-10-22T09:34:30.042+01:002014-10-22T09:34:30.042+01:00I think my first choice would always be an e-book ...I think my first choice would always be an e-book now. I didn't expect that to be the case when I first bought an e-reader.<br />I don't find it any harder to 'flick back' in an e-reader than a paper book - and it's often considerably easier, especially with a book you want to take notes from. You simply bookmark it, then go to Notes, and it gives you a list of all your marks.<br /><br />As Madwippit says, footnotes are a dream with an e-reader. With a paper book, the physical difficulty of keeping your place in the text while finding the note at the back, is always annoying. With an ebook, you tap the hyperlink, jump to the note, then tap the link again and jump back.<br /><br />I don't agree at all with the idea that e-books are for fast, light reading, while a paper book is needed for something more serious. I think that's pure snobbery - or, being charitable, perhaps simply equating 'serious' with 'traditional.' - Are mobile only for acquaintances, and landlines reserved for serious, deep friendships?Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-48773176678946213052014-10-22T07:03:51.325+01:002014-10-22T07:03:51.325+01:00It is possible to like both. Although I do tend to...It is possible to like both. Although I do tend to buy copies of paper books if they are titles I know I'm going to want to read several times over. Why? I have no idea as they are equally as accessible. When looking for a title to re-read, it is also easier to browse my bookshelves, waiting for my eye to alight on something that appeals ... I do also miss being able to get my ebooks signed by the author. And the lack of need for a physical bookmark: I have collected lots over the years and am rather fond of some of them! But apart from that, I like my Kindle, I really do. Especially now that publishers have finally wised up and you can now buy new titles at less than the paper edition.madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.com