__/ [ Kier ] on Thursday 08 June 2006 11:49 \__
> On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:36:27 +0000, spike1 wrote:
>
>> Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
>>>> True. Been mentioned before *smile*. It's very dependent upon the person
>>>> though. I suppose that with the money saved on magazines over the years,
>>>> a PDA could be bought which displays PDF (starts at about GBP 100).
>>
>>> No doubt, but I wouldn't take anything that valuable to work with me, and
>>> reading a small screen is far less comfortable than spreading a magazine
>>> out on a table.
>>
>> Even reading a large screen is less... comfortable than holding a book or
>> magazine. I don't know why, the ease of changing pages, flicking between
>> them, holding a page so you can compare two things on different pages...
>
> I know exactly what you mean.
What about this?
http://www.overclockersclub.com/?read=2136713
This are very cheap to manufacture (once they reach mass production) and a
single electronic book as such will be all that you need to have customised.
It's like a chameleon book...
>> The general.... tactility of it. Until they come up with a paper thin
>> foldable display medium that looks slightly book-like, They'll never
>> replace printed text. (IMO)
>
> I agree with you. There seems to be no sign of books and magazines
> becoming obsolete, certainly not for a long time to come. E-books, etc,
> have their place, of course, but alongside conventional ones, rather than
> supplanting them.
Yes, definitely. I am not anti-paper; I only wish to say that there is
/another/ way, which is satisfiable.
Best wishes,
Roy
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