Comments on: BuzzFeed for thought; Digitize everything, yeah right http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2011/03/28/buzzfeed-for-thought-digitize-everything-yeah-right/ Looking at a little down home literature Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Young Bill Young http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2011/03/28/buzzfeed-for-thought-digitize-everything-yeah-right/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Young Bill Young Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:24:44 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=3596#comment-3629 Here’s the thing. There are often times I would like to be able to “search” a book to find a particular passage to share with a friend. But I don’t want to “read” a digital book on a computer screen. (I’m still not sure about e-book readers either.)

And another thing… What happens when the electricity goes out? What happens when energy becomes scarce and we have to endure rolling blackouts? The digital stuff is worthless during those times. Books aren’t dependent on electricity during the daytime, and it *is* possible to read them by candlelight in the dark of night.

I’m just an old curmudgeon aren’t I? I’m sounding more and more like my parents! ;-(

]]> By: Kitty http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2011/03/28/buzzfeed-for-thought-digitize-everything-yeah-right/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Kitty Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:27:33 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=3596#comment-3628 More on the Google issue, http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/mar/28/six-reasons-google-books-failed/#

]]> By: Reggie Jet http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2011/03/28/buzzfeed-for-thought-digitize-everything-yeah-right/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 Reggie Jet Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:27:45 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=3596#comment-3627 I’m ready for my digital implant!

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