1st March 2005, 11:56 AM
Like the feel better eh? I can understand that. I myself prefer holding plastic simply because paper dries out my hands. Just a small comfort issue really.
Now there is one other thing. If reading some fiction like a fantasy novel, reading an actual book does fit better with the theme I'd think. In that case though, the books tend to sorta fall short themselves, in that the paper and font are clearly using methods that don't exist in those fantasy worlds. They should print those on yellowed paper with script font :D.
I still prefer something like a tablet, like just a huge screen with the book's data loaded in there and some "turn page" buttons, as opposed to having to turn the pages manually :D, and then the worry of bending the book's spine. Also, those things fit better when reading like a sci-fi book wouldn't you say?
Now there is one other thing. If reading some fiction like a fantasy novel, reading an actual book does fit better with the theme I'd think. In that case though, the books tend to sorta fall short themselves, in that the paper and font are clearly using methods that don't exist in those fantasy worlds. They should print those on yellowed paper with script font :D.
I still prefer something like a tablet, like just a huge screen with the book's data loaded in there and some "turn page" buttons, as opposed to having to turn the pages manually :D, and then the worry of bending the book's spine. Also, those things fit better when reading like a sci-fi book wouldn't you say?
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)