tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post7151508278510159637..comments2024-03-25T05:23:41.171-04:00Comments on Bilbo's Random Thought Collection: The Bookless LibraryBilbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-45830291087121383512011-07-15T17:06:54.174-04:002011-07-15T17:06:54.174-04:00No -- there is nothing like the feel of a book in ...No -- there is nothing like the feel of a book in one's hand. It brings me such joy! That being said, I'm planning on getting a Nook Color. I read so quickly that when we travel, I often take 3 and 4 books with me. I'm not saying that I'll use the Nook all the time, but I'd love the convenience of having so many books at my fingertips.KathyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723937251892708482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-54187084037491571672011-07-12T15:18:18.581-04:002011-07-12T15:18:18.581-04:00I had to look up codex. Wikipedia said 'a code...I had to look up codex. Wikipedia said 'a codex is random access'. Witch is very true. You can't flip through a nook to see if something catches your eye.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-29985959991003185722011-07-12T14:45:04.617-04:002011-07-12T14:45:04.617-04:00Hi Bill. Yeah the iPhone format is too small. I re...Hi Bill. Yeah the iPhone format is too small. I recently loaded some of my flight manuals, basically textbooks, on my iPad. Terrific! Crisp. I can use a highlighter. The search feature is much easier than "thumbing" through a book.<br />I still buy used books but I am not proud of the trees used and the transportation costs of delivery. I give them away after reading most of the time.Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-74257359393059983162011-07-12T10:23:36.667-04:002011-07-12T10:23:36.667-04:00AMEN!!!!
I will be the last person in the world w...AMEN!!!!<br /><br />I will be the last person in the world who buys some technology to read a book. NEVER. unless they stop printing books all together. <br /><br />And why is the gym rat is the one who tells me they don't want to carry the books because they are heavy. You lift weights and a couple of books is a problem? Oh Please.Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-23405083537038090072011-07-12T08:46:51.061-04:002011-07-12T08:46:51.061-04:00I really like my Nook..basically because...well..I...I really like my Nook..basically because...well..I'm running out of room! I still buy regular books though...The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23683658.post-65327303719532922402011-07-12T08:10:00.134-04:002011-07-12T08:10:00.134-04:00I think the electronic readers are great for novel...I think the electronic readers are great for novels, especially at the beach or when traveling. I don't think they will replace textbooks or larger "art" books. Looking at my own textbooks home now from college, and reference books here at my summer internship office, and all the post-it notes and place keeping papers sticking out of them, it's difficult to imagine an electronic device having that "flip-back-and-forth" ability. For large illustrations I think looking at "the whole picture" in a printed book beats looking at postcard sized miniviews and having to grasp and drag to see different portions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com