Comments on: Riding herd on the e-books stampede

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By: Emily Brown

Emily Brown — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:09:52 +0000

I definitely agree that e-books will not simply replace printed books. I also agree that spending an afternoon in a book store perusing the shelves is a priceless experience that cannot be replaced by scrolling through short descriptions and pictures of book covers. I need to sit in the corner and really get an idea of what a book is about before I decide to buy it, and I really don’t think electronic books can offer me that luxury. I confess, I don’t own an e-book, and from what I’ve heard from my friends who do own them, they seem to be practical and convenient… I can just never see myself buying one. I like marking up my books… writing my own thoughts in them and marking quotes and pages that I like. I know e-readers allow for many of those functions to be preformed in an electronic manner, I just don’t see how it’s the same. For me, e-readers will never replace printed books.

By: Jim Willis

Jim Willis — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:34:21 +0000

Micah, I agree a lot of us will continue to want to read hard-copy books. Still others are using books on CD or downloadable audio books. But there does seem to be a surge toward e-readers. Could just be a temporary fascination with the new app, however.

By: Jim Willis

Jim Willis — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:31:17 +0000

The jury is still out on all this, as it is with much of the new apps for technology. But people do seem to be shifting their reading habits over to e-books.

By: Aisha Hendricks

Aisha Hendricks — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:11:15 +0000

I agree that I don’t think ebooks will completely replace print. There is just something about being able to turn pages, highlight sentences, and fold tabs to keep your place. Though these all seem to be somewhat duplicated on ebooks, it really is not comparable. I myself have used ebooks through the internet as well as iBooks on my ipad and iphone, but it is never the first choice, usually the most convinient or quick when the semester starts and you have to have a book by midnight and cannot wait for it to be shipped. I also agree that in terms of research and documentation the technological advancement has made a huge impact but I do not see it replacing buying a paper back book in the airport or taking a few on a roadtrip. It is all part of an experience of reading and the exploration of stories .

By: Micah Hultgren

Micah Hultgren — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:15:21 +0000

Technology is always such an interesting game changer in any industry. It almost seems like nobody is safe from the innovation that can come. However, there is always going to be people who are wanting to be naturalists. I personally prefer a hard copy book above a electronic version because it hurts my eyes after awhile and I do enjoy the tactile feel of a real book. However, as technology continues to make our lives easier, I see that real books will actually become a very rare thing compared to the technology versions due to environmental and ease of use reasons.

By: Jim Willis

Jim Willis — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:50:11 +0000

Hi Arthur, and thanks for checking in. The idea of e-books is new to some, while others are using them quite a bit. It will be interesting to see where the future takes us with reading.

By: Jim Willis

Jim Willis — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:36:30 +0000

Thanks Erica. It will be interesting to see where e-books go in the future.

By: Erica Solis

Erica Solis — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:06:38 +0000

I agree with McMurty that the e-book isn’t going to take over printed books and that it’s just a bubble. But I also think that both will be able to co-exist for a long time. I know as a student I enjoy holding the physical book and highlight in it and make notes in the margins. The e-books are lighter to carry, which makes it more convenient, but staring at a screen hurts my eyes despite that the nook says it has special lighting to ease that problem. I just get a feeling like an e-book is fake, not a real book, but that’s just me. I too, hardly ever see students on campus reading a book on their iPad or nook. And only a couple of times have I seen students pull up their text book on their laptop. I think the printed books are not going anywhere!

By: Yi-Fan (Arthur) Shih

Yi-Fan (Arthur) Shih — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:14:28 +0000

I like reading this article because I feel like I learn a lot from it and it also challenge me to think. I have to say that I am in between on this problem. I like to search the information online because I can find them easily. However, I do not like to read the textbook or novel online. I am the person who like to have a real book and read it, highlight it, and write some notes on it. I know we can do that online, too, but it is different feeling. In my generation, I believe the kindle will not be as popular as the real book because my generation still use to read the real book. However, I do not know about next generation because the tech is develop so fast and the sociality is keep changing. Therefore, the kindle or NOOK may be more popular than the real book. However, I really believe the book will not be disappear because it is still really important for us.