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It seems like the Internet has killed the reference book format for a lot of programming subjects. Now okay, it's also killed the market, and that's not coming
by zach 17y ago
It seems like the Internet has killed the reference book format for a lot of programming subjects. Now okay, it's also killed the market, and that's not coming back, but the format can still be useful. Especially for the iPad, which in my opinion is a lot better suited for reference books than the traditional e-ink readers.
- jacquesm 17y agoE-ink readers are already 'traditional'? I'd say they're cutting edge, and that LCD is the 'traditional' variety. E-ink uses a very small fraction of the power of a backlit LCD and is a much newer technology.
- zach 17y agoYeah, it seems funny, doesn't it? As a display technology E-ink is innovative, no doubt. But from the content perspective the E-ink paradigm has always been traditional. That is, E-ink is an innovation in the context of the display (in sunlight, on paper, everywhere), not the content.