tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post7729241242604451067..comments2024-03-28T03:13:09.436-05:00Comments on The Reluctant Blogger: The e-book invades the publishing worldHENRY KISORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-81184862490346240912008-04-04T14:00:00.000-05:002008-04-04T14:00:00.000-05:00I never thought I would go the way of ebooks but I...I never thought I would go the way of ebooks but I love my Kindle. It is so handy to take a huge stack of reading material in one small device. I can even check my email on it. You can't edit, but you can highlight and take notes.<BR/><BR/>I think if Amazon made it a little smoother to use email and the price comes down a bit the Kindle will take off even more than it already has. It really is a great device.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-69164492297116760812008-04-03T09:35:00.000-05:002008-04-03T09:35:00.000-05:00It does get in the blood. But not, I hope, so much...It does get in the blood. But not, I hope, so much so that I end up unconsciously editing restaurant menus in ink, the way an old Chicago editor used to do.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-58233028947763993252008-04-03T09:08:00.000-05:002008-04-03T09:08:00.000-05:00"one that can also be attached to a folding keyboa..."one that can also be attached to a folding keyboard (much like a PDA) and used to edit manuscripts on the go"<BR/><BR/>My, my. Once an editor, always an editor. It gets in the blood, doesn't it? Keep on blogging, you old war horse.Dianrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077219189139398901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-53996092861176461732008-04-01T12:34:00.000-05:002008-04-01T12:34:00.000-05:00Joe, surprisingly, I find a book page backlighted ...Joe, surprisingly, I find a book page backlighted on a laptop easier to read than a paper book page. I have an unbalanced eye condition that makes it difficult for me to focus on a printed page, but a backlighted screen somehow overcomes the problem. This is one possible negative about a non-backlighted e-book for me. However, I have not tried an e-book for any appreciable amount of time, so am keeping an open mind on this issue.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-76306039553723069872008-04-01T10:48:00.000-05:002008-04-01T10:48:00.000-05:00One key difference between laptops and these dedic...One key difference between laptops and these dedicated e-book readers is the display technology. Your laptop uses a backlit LCD display that tends to irritate the eyes over long periods of time. Sony and Amazon have used a display technology from a company called eInk that doesn't use backlighting and is much easier on the eyes.<BR/><BR/>Joe Wikert<BR/>Publishing 2020 Blog (www.joewikert.com)<BR/>Kindleville Blog (www.kindleville.com)Joe Wikerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898067591293359566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-83016568336112921272008-04-01T09:54:00.000-05:002008-04-01T09:54:00.000-05:00Compared to an e-book reader -- the size of a pape...Compared to an e-book reader -- the size of a paperback -- a laptop is large, heavy and so visible that it is eminently stealable. An e-book reader can be hidden in a purse or grip.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise there's nothing an e-book can do that a laptop can't.HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-48110016256811145272008-04-01T08:55:00.000-05:002008-04-01T08:55:00.000-05:00Ok, maybe I'm missing something here, but wouldn't...Ok, maybe I'm missing something here, but wouldn't it just be easier to make the books available on laptops?Karen Putzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09098620301550608119noreply@blogger.com