tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post6795928301095392802..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: What EBooks Could BeMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-36167389707775394792015-11-08T17:59:23.700-08:002015-11-08T17:59:23.700-08:00I have nephews who do enjoy reading on a tablet bu...I have nephews who do enjoy reading on a tablet but most kids here still read print books. As long as they are reading ...<br />Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-72834434851098172422015-11-05T03:10:37.241-08:002015-11-05T03:10:37.241-08:00Absolutely. I bought Kindle because I could change...Absolutely. I bought Kindle because I could change the font size, but I can't use it when I'm feeling delicate after or before a migraine and I can't navigate it as easily as flipping through a book, I can't share it with friends as easily and as you say I can't hug or smell its leaves with pure pleasure either. I am glad real books are back. Hoorah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-80121855335481789212015-11-04T12:27:27.026-08:002015-11-04T12:27:27.026-08:00I have two young teen granddaughters and they actu...I have two young teen granddaughters and they actually prefer to read a book over a tablet etc. I guess I'm glad they enjoy the best of both worlds. BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-7956991525527688762015-11-04T08:41:29.150-08:002015-11-04T08:41:29.150-08:00Great points, Mirka. I agree completely. Textbooks...Great points, Mirka. I agree completely. Textbooks are about the only type of reading that it really makes sense to have as EBooks only. All others should at least have the option for hard copies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-33832615054604569412015-11-03T10:38:08.862-08:002015-11-03T10:38:08.862-08:00I love the thought of links in nonfiction works, b...I love the thought of links in nonfiction works, but for fiction, I really want to get into that uninterrupted zone when I read. <br />My eleven year old is a total techie,and even he still prefers printed books. He usually has three or four in his backpack on any given day - in fact, as soon as he gets home from school, we're headed to the bookstore to pick up the new Wimpy Kid book :D Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-36321700772705404552015-11-03T10:18:25.770-08:002015-11-03T10:18:25.770-08:00I see the push for e-textbooks but we've splur...I see the push for e-textbooks but we've splurged on the print ones because you simply cannot compare the visual of a 2-pg spread in a physics or biology book to an itty-bitty snippet on the kindle. Maybe the computer but for whatever reason, the ability to thumb through the book is far superior in a print version than an electronic format. <br /><br />I am a huge NF reader and cannot read NF on a kindle. That's only for fiction that I race through ... So my bookshelves are overflowing still along with piles of books everywhere. <br /><br />That said my kids use the kindle mostly for entertainment -- games, music, movies, news but rarely a book. Sigh.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-12739163563684981342015-11-03T09:06:31.256-08:002015-11-03T09:06:31.256-08:00Good point^ about the pointing on the touch screen...Good point^ about the pointing on the touch screen, Kelly. I hadn't thought of that. That's one down for EBooks...Mirka Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-59674715311691371112015-11-03T08:06:21.723-08:002015-11-03T08:06:21.723-08:00My daughter loves being on my Kindle and the iPad,...My daughter loves being on my Kindle and the iPad, but she prefers to read books in print. I think it's that kids like to point to the words when they read to keep their place, and that's awkward on a screen. You wind up activating the dictionary feature or swiping the page.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.com