Comments on: The Problem With “E-Books” http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-e-books/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-problem-with-e-books Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Morgan http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-e-books/#comment-15413 Scott Morgan Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:32:54 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=3981#comment-15413 I think you're right on about how the E-book eventually will find its own language in terms of delivery and design, Joel. It happens with everything -- cinema followed the conventions of theater for decades before finding its own language, for example. Personally, I love E-books. E-books have democratized writing the way the Misfits and Sex Pistols democratized the guitar. But I do fear one thing --the day ads start popping up in downloaded E-books. Stephen King once said that books are prefect entertainment medium because nothing interrupts you, especially ads. That won't last long in the E-book realm. I'm surprised it's lasted THIS long. But such is progress, I suppose. I think you’re right on about how the E-book eventually will find its own language in terms of delivery and design, Joel. It happens with everything — cinema followed the conventions of theater for decades before finding its own language, for example. Personally, I love E-books. E-books have democratized writing the way the Misfits and Sex Pistols democratized the guitar. But I do fear one thing –the day ads start popping up in downloaded E-books. Stephen King once said that books are prefect entertainment medium because nothing interrupts you, especially ads. That won’t last long in the E-book realm. I’m surprised it’s lasted THIS long. But such is progress, I suppose.

]]> By: Joel Friedlander http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-e-books/#comment-6557 Joel Friedlander Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:40:41 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=3981#comment-6557 Joe, thanks for that. If you get the Google Chrome browser, you can expand the little window until it's a great big window. Isn't that neat? I'm a little skeptical of our ability to "change our conventions in reading" although if we could, I think it would certainly change brain function. But part of the fun is that digitization brings up all these interesting possibilities to think about. Thanks for contributing to the conversation. Joe, thanks for that. If you get the Google Chrome browser, you can expand the little window until it’s a great big window. Isn’t that neat?

I’m a little skeptical of our ability to “change our conventions in reading” although if we could, I think it would certainly change brain function. But part of the fun is that digitization brings up all these interesting possibilities to think about. Thanks for contributing to the conversation.

]]> By: Joel Friedlander http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-e-books/#comment-6556 Joel Friedlander Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:34:48 +0000 http://www.thebookdesigner.com/?p=3981#comment-6556 Hi Joe. You might be surprised at the number of ereaders being sold for primary school-age children right now. In the article I'm assuming that a kid-friendly version will be available when they start to roll out the "kinder-Kindle." Hi Joe. You might be surprised at the number of ereaders being sold for primary school-age children right now.

In the article I’m assuming that a kid-friendly version will be available when they start to roll out the “kinder-Kindle.”

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