Comments on: Whatever Happened to eBooks? http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/ Important stuff about mobiles, Linux and copyright... and sometimes not. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AC http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2344 AC Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:39:33 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2344 Hmm... Apparently the New York Times doesn't share my bleak view of the eBook landscape: http://preview.tinyurl.com/26qpet Hmm… Apparently the New York Times doesn’t share my bleak view of the eBook landscape:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/26qpet

]]> By: AC http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2284 AC Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:03:31 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2284 Hey Elias, I checked the selection on <a href="http://www.audible.com/" rel="nofollow">Audible.com</a> (through the iTunes Music Store) and they do indeed seem to have a better selection than any eBook site, but they're still not quite up there with Amazon or Chapters, yet... Hey Elias,

I checked the selection on Audible.com (through the iTunes Music Store) and they do indeed seem to have a better selection than any eBook site, but they’re still not quite up there with Amazon or Chapters, yet…

]]> By: Elias C. http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2275 Elias C. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:33:30 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2275 To be honest, eBooks have never made sense to me because most of our gadgets have still got tiny screens in comparison to a normal book. So personally, its either books, or audio books. I have tried reading books on screens before, but my eyes get sore quite quickly and the process is just not enjoyable. They will never replaced the bound version for me. Audio books are also great for when you are working (i.e., like painting me house this summer) or when you are sick. To be honest, eBooks have never made sense to me because most of our gadgets have still got tiny screens in comparison to a normal book. So personally, its either books, or audio books. I have tried reading books on screens before, but my eyes get sore quite quickly and the process is just not enjoyable. They will never replaced the bound version for me. Audio books are also great for when you are working (i.e., like painting me house this summer) or when you are sick.

]]> By: AC http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2273 AC Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:16:03 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2273 Funny, I wouldn't have pegged you as the large-print type... :-P I guess audio books, podcasts and converted videos are also competing for commuters' eyes and ears these days? Funny, I wouldn’t have pegged you as the large-print type…

:-P

I guess audio books, podcasts and converted videos are also competing for commuters’ eyes and ears these days?

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2254 Ed Miller Wed, 08 Aug 2007 23:38:23 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/whatever-happened-to-ebooks/#comment-2254 AC: I got the eBook app with my Palm E2, and despite being thrilled with the idea of a backlit page for the subway, I found it awkward. I had to max up the font for my poor eyes, which meant I got about 2 sentences per "page," which meant constant scrolling. So I deleted the app because it couldn't replace the bound book. Ed AC:

I got the eBook app with my Palm E2, and despite being thrilled with the idea of a backlit page for the subway, I found it awkward. I had to max up the font for my poor eyes, which meant I got about 2 sentences per “page,” which meant constant scrolling. So I deleted the app because it couldn’t replace the bound book.

Ed

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